Biofuels, Food Security and Developing Economies - Mintz-Habib Nazia
Biofuels, Food Security and Developing Economies - Mintz-Habib Nazia The last decade has witnessed major crises in both food and energy security across the world. But, as this book shows, this can…
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Biofuels, Food Security and Developing Economies - Mintz-Habib Nazia
The last decade has witnessed major crises in both food and energy security across the world. But, as this book shows, this can divert agricultural land from food production to energy crops, thus affecting food security, particularly in less developed countries.The author analyses the extent to which biofuels feedstocks fit within the national food security strategy, agro-export orientation, and rural development plans and policies of developing economies. One response to the challenges of climate change and energy supply has been the development of crops to be used for biofuels.
The author develops a novel integrated approach, the Two case studies, from Tanzania in East Africa and Borneo in Malaysia, are considered in detail, using the non-edible crop of jatropha as an example of how compromises can be reached to balance food and energy goals as well as export markets.
Food Security and Nutrition
Biofuels and Biorefining