Biofuels and developing economies: Is the timing right?

Agricultural Economics (United Kingdom)

Volumn 44, Issue 4-5, 2013, Pages 501-510

  Msangi, Siwa ^a   Evans, Martin ^b  

^a INTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b AgriProjects Consulting Ltd   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biofuels; Economic Development; Food Security

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS; AGROINDUSTRY; BIOFUEL; COMPETITIVENESS; DEVELOPING WORLD; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; FOOD SECURITY; NATIONAL STRATEGY; SHRUB; TRADE-OFF;

INDIA; SENEGAL;

JATROPHA;

EID: 84880159872     PISSN: 01695150     EISSN: 15740862     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/agec.12033     Document Type: Article

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