Local food security impacts of biofuel crop production in Southern Africa

This research paper evaluates the local food security impacts of biofuel crop production in Sub-Saharan Africa, specifically comparing sugarcane and jatropha projects across Mozambique, Malawi, and Eswatini.

• Analysis using Inverse Probability Weighting shows that participation in sugarcane production led to improved household food security for both feedstock smallholders and plantation workers. In contrast, engagement in jatropha production showed no statistically significant positive effect on household food security for either group.
• The drivers of food security indicators differ by site. While wealth indicators are influential in several locations, the absolute level of income is less significant than income stability, access to credit, and the existence of stable markets for sugarcane sales.

APA

Stockholm Environment Institute (2021). Local food security impacts of biofuel crop production in Southern Africa. https://www.sei.org/publications/local-food-security-impacts-of-biofuel-crop-production-in-southern-africa/

Chicago

Stockholm Environment Institute. Local food security impacts of biofuel crop production in Southern Africa. 2021. https://www.sei.org/publications/local-food-security-impacts-of-biofuel-crop-production-in-southern-africa/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{stockholmenvironmentinstitute2021local, author = {{Stockholm Environment Institute}}, title = {{Local food security impacts of biofuel crop production in Southern Africa}}, institution = {Stockholm Environment Institute}, year = {2021}, month = nov, url = {https://www.sei.org/publications/local-food-security-impacts-of-biofuel-crop-production-in-southern-africa/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }