The local social and environmental impacts of smallholder-based biofuel investments in Zambia

Ecology and Society

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2011, Pages

  German, Laura ^a   Schoneveld, George C ^a   Gumbo, Davison ^a  

^a Center for International Forestry Research   (Zimbabwe)

Author keywords

Biofuels; Jatropha; Outgrower scheme; Zambia

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY; BIOFUEL; DEVELOPING WORLD; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; INVESTMENT LOCATION; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; RURAL DEVELOPMENT; RURAL ECONOMY; RURAL ENERGY; SMALLHOLDER; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

ZAMBIA;

JATROPHA;

EID: 84930477303     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17083087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5751/ES-04280-160412     Document Type: Article

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