Local food security impacts of biofuel crop production in Southern Africa

The study evaluates food security for smallholders and workers in biofuel projects in Mozambique, Malawi, and Eswatini, finding that sugarcane production improved food security while jatropha production had no statistically significant positive effect.

• Involvement in sugarcane production led to improved household food security for both feedstock smallholders and plantation workers.
• Engagement in jatropha production did not result in a statistically significant positive impact on household food security for either smallholders or workers.
• Drivers of food security vary by site; while wealth indicators are influential, the absolute income level is less significant than income stability, access to credit, and the presence of stable markets for sugarcane.

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} }