Biofuels in sub-Sahara Africa: Drivers, impacts and priority policy areas

Gasparatos, Alexandros; Maltitz, Graham P Von; Johnson, Francis X.; Lee, L.; Mathai, Manu V.; Oliveira, José A. Puppim de; Willis, Katherine J.

doi:10.1016/j.rser.2015.02.006

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“…For the food availability and access pillars, 2 we quantify household caloric intake from crop production (availability) as well as market purchases and gifts (access). As IC farmers divert land, labor, and other agricultural inputs from food crops to ICs, household food availability is expected to decline (Gasparatos et al 2015). However, this decline in food security can be offset to some extent by the often better access of (often contracted) IC smallholders to agricultural inputs and credit (Gasparatos et al 2015).…”

Section: Methodology Research Approachmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…As IC farmers divert land, labor, and other agricultural inputs from food crops to ICs, household food availability is expected to decline (Gasparatos et al 2015). However, this decline in food security can be offset to some extent by the often better access of (often contracted) IC smallholders to agricultural inputs and credit (Gasparatos et al 2015). On the other hand, the income received from selling ICs may allow households to buy food from external markets, thus improving access to food (Theriault and Tschirley 2014).…”

Section: Methodology Research Approachmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…These linkages are very profound in industrial crop systems of Africa (Gasparatos et al 2011(Gasparatos et al , 2015Wiggins et al 2015), suggesting that within such systems food security has all the characteristics of a wicked sustainability problem that cannot be tackled through simple solutions (Breeman et al 2015).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…The food security outcomes of IC expansion have been challenging to identify, especially in regions that are struggling to be food self-sufficient (Müller et al 2008;Escobar et al 2009). On one hand, considering the large expansion of ICs in SSA, concerns have been raised about direct and indirect competition with food crops including land, water, capital, and labor (Gasparatos et al 2015). On the other hand, local spillover benefits to food security from IC production have also been identified.…”

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Assessing the food security outcomes of industrial crop expansion in smallholder settings: insights from cotton production in Northern Ghana and sugarcane production in Central Ethiopia

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The current industrial crop (IC) expansion in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) may have important ramifications for food security. This study proposes a rapid appraisal method that can capture the food security outcomes of IC expansion in smallholder settings in SSA. A key element of this approach is a common unit of household caloric intake that captures food security across its four pillars (availability, access, utilization, stability). This approach also considers the role of women in household food security. The proposed approach is tested in two radically different smallholder IC settings: cotton production in Northern Ghana and sugarcane production in Central Ethiopia.

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“…Besides the food product market, palm oil production has been growing to supply 'clean Green fuel' from plantation forest which (having removed the original land use) may then claim to be 'sustainable' sources of palm oil. Palm oil production is big business and spreading rapidly in South East Asia (Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand) and Africa (Gasparatos et al, 2012). Conflicts between developing new industrial agricultural production, and the negative impacts on biodiversity and local people are described as necessary trade-offs.…”

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Re-establishing an ecological discourse in the policy debate over how to value ecosystems and biodiversity

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Toward a sustainable bioeconomy in West Africa: A focus on biorefining

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2017

Biofuels Bioprod Bioref

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Considering its size and expanding population, Africa needs to play a more active role in preventing global warming. The economy of most West African countries is driven by agriculture and the export of processed wood resulting in the generation of tons of wood and agricultural waste. The waste is usually disposed of by burning, which releases harmful greenhouse gases (GHGs) into the environment. Wood and agricultural wastes are valuable biomass feedstocks for second‐generation biofuels and chemicals. The availability of diverse feedstocks makes the West African sub‐region suitable for setting up biorefineries. However, the limiting factors for establishing biorefineries such as appropriate technology, infrastructure and forward‐looking policies have to be addressed. The currently high cost of biofuel production and competitive crude oil prices also make it seem unfeasible for West African countries and other developing economies to invest in this industry. Therefore, we present an idea for developing a multipurpose modular biorefinery model to meet the energy needs of the region with an added advantage of creating new markets and jobs. We also discuss what new energy policies should be focused on in order to fast‐track the development of the bioenergy sector. © 2017 Society of Chemical Industry and John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

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Biofuels in sub-Sahara Africa: Drivers, impacts and priority policy areas

Cited by 108 publications

References 165 publications

Assessing the food security outcomes of industrial crop expansion in smallholder settings: insights from cotton production in Northern Ghana and sugarcane production in Central Ethiopia

Assessing the food security outcomes of industrial crop expansion in smallholder settings: insights from cotton production in Northern Ghana and sugarcane production in Central Ethiopia

Re-establishing an ecological discourse in the policy debate over how to value ecosystems and biodiversity

Toward a sustainable bioeconomy in West Africa: A focus on biorefining

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