Are Biofuels Good for African Development?: An Analytical Framework with Evidence from Mozambique and Tanzania

Channing Arndt, Siwa Msangi and James Thurlow

No wp-2010-110, WIDER Working Paper Series from World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER)

Abstract: Many low income countries in Africa are optimistic that producing biofuels domestically will not only reduce their dependence on imported fossil fuels, but also stimulate economic development, particularly in poorer rural areas. Skeptics, on the other hand, view biofuels as a threat to food security in the region and as a land-grabbing opportunity for foreign investors. As a result of this ongoing debate, national biofuels task forces have been asked to evaluate both the viability of domestic biofuels production and its broader implications for economic development.

Keywords: Environment and economic development; Food security; Poverty; Renewable energy; Sustainable development (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2010
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