Biofuels and food security: Micro-evidence from Ethiopia

Energy Policy

Volumn 61, Issue , 2013, Pages 963-976

  Negash, Martha ^a   Swinnen, Johan F M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biofuel; Ethiopia; Food security

Indexed keywords

BIOFUEL SUPPLY CHAINS; CASH INCOME; CASTOR BEANS; ETHIOPIA; FOOD SECURITY; PRODUCTION OF; RURAL HOUSEHOLDS; SPILLOVER EFFECTS;

CROPS; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FOOD SUPPLY; PRODUCTIVITY; SUPPLY CHAINS;

BIOFUELS;

BIOFUEL; CROP PRODUCTION; DEVELOPING WORLD; FOOD SECURITY; FOOD SUPPLY; RURAL POPULATION;

ETHIOPIA;

RICINUS COMMUNIS;

EID: 84881661866     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2013.06.031     Document Type: Article

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