Biofuels and food security : implications of an accelerated biofuels production

International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis, IIASA
The Opec Fund for International Development, OFID

2009

333.953
I255

This paper studies the impact on developing countries of wide - scale production and use of biofuels, in term of both sustainable agriculture and food security. One of the key conclusion of the study is that an accelerated growth of first - generation biofuels production is threatening the availability of adequate food suplies for humans, by diverting land, water and other resources away from food and feed crops.

BIOCOMBUSTIBLES; ALIMENTOS; DESARROLLO SOSTENIBLE;