Are biofuels good for African development? An analytical framework with evidence from Mozambique and Tanzania

Biofuels

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 221-234

  Arndt, Channing ^a   Msangi, Siwa ^b   Thurlow, James ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b INTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c UNITED NATIONS UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOFUEL PRODUCTION; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL LEVELS; EVALUATION METHOD; FOOD SECURITY; FOREIGN INVESTORS; LOW INCOME COUNTRIES; MOZAMBIQUE; NATIONAL ASSESSMENT; TANZANIA; TASK FORCE;

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; ECONOMICS; FOOD SUPPLY; FOSSIL FUELS; RURAL AREAS;

BIOFUELS;

EID: 79953224822     PISSN: 17597269     EISSN: 17597277     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4155/bfs.11.1     Document Type: Review

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