Biofuels, Land Grabbing and Food Security in Africa

• Other Authors: Havnevik, Kjell (Editor), Matondi, Prosper B. (Editor), Beyene, Atakilte (Editor)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Uppsala; London The Nordic Africa Institute and Zed Books (Bloomsbury) 2011
• Series: Africa Now
• Subjects: Social impact of environmental issues; Development studies; Africa; Biomass energy; Fuels; Natural resources; Renewable energy sources; Energy crops; Industrial crops; Foreign investment; Agricultural investment; Food security; Land use; Land acquisition; Rural areas; Rural population; Smallholders; Agricultural land; Food supply; Land tenure; Agricultural policy; Property rights; Africa south of Sahara
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Energy crisis and climate change have generated global demands for alternative non-fossil fuel sources. This has led to a rapid increase of investments in production of liquid biofuels based on agricultural feed stocks such as sugar cane. Most African governments see biofuels as a potential for incr...