Biofuels: Strategic Choices for Commodity Dependent Developing Countries

Vermeulen, Sonja
Vorley, Bill
Dufey, Annie

2007

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The aim of this document is to provide commodity-dependent developing countries (CDDCs) with a framework for strategic decisionmaking on entry into production and use of biofuels. It provides an overview of key issues, opportunities, risks and trade-offs in the development of a biofuel sector. Chapter 2 provides a brief introduction to biofuels and presents the key global trends in the market development, production and trade in biofuels. Chapter 3 explains the four main policy goals associated with the development of a biofuels sector and introduces a decision-tree tool to guide countries their decision-making regarding the biofuel sector. Chapter 4 gives an overview of feedstock choices. The next four chapters cover food security, environmental, social, economic and trade aspects associated with biofuel development, identifying for each the key issues and policy implications. Chapter 10 describes how value is created and captured within biofuels value chains, highlighting the implications for rural development. Finally, Chapter 11 provides key options for strategic policy on biofuels development. [http://www.globalbioenergy.org]

Biocombustibles; Países en Desarrollo;