Briefing: Biofuels, food security, and Africa

African Affairs

Volumn 109, Issue 436, 2010, Pages 489-498

  Molony, Thomas ^a   Smith, James ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY; BIOFUEL; ENERGY MARKET; FOOD SECURITY; POLICY MAKING;

AFRICA;

EID: 77954452647     PISSN: 00019909     EISSN: 14682621     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/afraf/adq019     Document Type: Article

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