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Biofuels, Food Security, and Developing Economies
Nazia Mintz-Habib
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Description for Biofuels, Food Security, and Developing Economies
Hardback. Num Pages: 232 pages, 67 black & white illustrations, 42 black & white tables, 25 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: RNFF; RNFY; RNU; THX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156. .
The last decade has witnessed major crises in both food and energy security across the world. One response to the challenges of climate change and energy supply has been the development of crops to be used for biofuels. 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. Two case studies, ... Read more
The last decade has witnessed major crises in both food and energy security across the world. One response to the challenges of climate change and energy supply has been the development of crops to be used for biofuels. 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. Two case studies, ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
232
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Weight
513 g
Number of Pages
220
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780415729703
SKU
V9780415729703
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About Nazia Mintz-Habib
Nazia Mintz-Habib is Lecturer in Public Policy at the University of Cambridge, UK. She was a Post-Doctoral Research Fellow in the Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, USA, and also a Research Fellow in Development Studies at the University of Cambridge, UK.
Reviews for Biofuels, Food Security, and Developing Economies
Nazia Mintz-Habib's fascinating study explores how, and in what circumstances, biofuel crops contribute to either perpetuating or alleviating poverty and food insecurity by considering the complex interactions among agricultural commodity and energy markets, climate change mitigation finance and farming communities. - Jomo Kwame Sundaram, Coordinator for Economic and Social Development, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. ... Read more