Biofuels and food security implications of an accelerated biofules production, summary of the OFID study

1. Objectives of the study -- 2. Methodology -- The modelling framework -- All-encompassing scenarios -- 3. Key findings of the study -- Upward pressure on world food prices -- A factor in rising hunger -- Absorbing cereal production -- Modest benefits for rural development -- Will biofuels slow cli...

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Körperschaft: International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (BerichterstatterIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Fischer, Günther (BerichterstatterIn), Hizsnyik, Eva (BerichterstatterIn), Prieler, Sylvia (BerichterstatterIn), Shah, Mahendra (BerichterstatterIn), Velthuizen, Harrij van (BerichterstatterIn)
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Sprache:eng
Veröffentlicht: Vienna OFID 2009
Schriftenreihe:OFID pamphlet series 38
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Ernährungssicherung > Lebensmittelpreis > Unterernährung > Getreideanbau > Biokraftstoff > Bioenergie > Klimawandel > Artenvielfalt > Welt > Biomass energy > Food supply > Agriculture and state > Graue Literatur > Bioalkohol > Produktion > Ernährungskrise
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Zusammenfassung:1. Objectives of the study -- 2. Methodology -- The modelling framework -- All-encompassing scenarios -- 3. Key findings of the study -- Upward pressure on world food prices -- A factor in rising hunger -- Absorbing cereal production -- Modest benefits for rural development -- Will biofuels slow climate change? -- Competition for arable land -- Fuelling deforestation -- The fertilizer dilemma -- A threat to biodiversity -- Imperative for second-generation conversion technologies -- 4. Conclusions.
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This study aims to present a comprehensive review of the status of biofuels developments around the world and the policy regimes and support measures driving this evolution. It assesses the agro-ecological potential of all major biofuels crops, both first and second generation. It evaluates the social, environmental and economic impacts and implications of biofuels developments on transport fuel security, climate change mitigation, agricultural prices, food security, land use change and sustainable agricultural development
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