Assessing the impact of biofuels production on developing countries from the point of view of Policy Coherence for Development : Final report

Under the framework of the Policy Coherence for Development (PCD), this report, commissioned by the European Commission, presents an analysis of the impacts of the EU biofuel policies on developing countries with the aim of strengthening its knowledge on the consequences of an increased biofuels demand in developing countries. In accordance with the European Commission, during the inception phase the scope of the study has been defined mainly on liquid biofuels with a specific focus on African countries.

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Year of publication:	2013-02
Other Persons:	Diop, Demba (contributor) ; Blanco, Maria (contributor) ; Flammini, Alessandro (contributor)
Institutions:	AETS ; Europäische Kommission (contributor)
Subject:	Afrika \| Africa \| Energieerzeugung \| generation of energy \| Entwicklungshilfepolitik \| development aid policy \| EU \| Europäische Kommission \| European Commission \| Nachhaltigkeit \| sustainability

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
INTRODUCTION
SECTION 2: BACKGROUND
2.1 OUTLINES OF THE OBJECTIVES AND EXPECTED RESULTS OF THE PROJECT
2.2 DESK STUDY PHASE
2.3 FIELD VISIT
SECTION 3: THE GLOBAL CONTEXT OF BIOFUELS DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLICATIONS FOR DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
3.1 BIOENERGY FEEDSTOCK PRODUCTION PRACTICES AND CONVERSION INTO BIOFUELS
3.1.1 Characterisation of the feedstocks
3.1.2 Bioenergy feedstock production practices
3.1.3 Biofuel production methods
3.1.4 Biofuels blending
3.2 BIOFUEL POLICIES WORLDWIDE
3.3 CURRENT TRENDS AND STATISTICAL REVIEWS OF BIOFUEL PRODUCTION IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
SECTION 4: EVALUATION OF THE ECONOMIC IMPACTS OF THE PRODUCTION OF BIOFUELS IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
4.1 TRADE PATTERNS OF BIOFUELS
4.1.1 Trade flows for biofuels and related feedstocks: recent trends and projections
4.1.2 Regional trade arrangements and South-South cooperation
4.1.3 Biofuels and food prices on an international, regional and local level
4.1.4 Typology of the investors and business strategies behind biofuel investments
4.2 POTENTIAL ECONOMIC GAINS FROM BIOFUELS IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES ALONG THE VALUE CHAIN
4.3 STATE OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE AGRICULTURE AND INDUSTRIAL SECTOR
4.3.1 State of the development of the biofuel industry and scenarios
4.3.2 The potential and the reality for a biofuels industry in Africa
4.4 IMPACTS OF BIOFUELS PRODUCTION AT LOCAL LEVEL
4.4.1 Potential impacts at household levels and on small-scale farmers
4.4.2 Economics of plantation scale and small holder approaches
4.4.3 Job creation
4.4.4 Tax and investment environment
4.5. IMPACTS ON LAND TENURE SYSTEMS
4.5.1 Land Tenure Systems and Governance Challenges
4.5.2 Large scale land acquisitions and land pressures
4.6 ENERGY ACCESS AND SUPPLY SECURITY
SECTION 5: ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS OF THE PRODUCTION OF BIOFUELS IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
5.1 LAND DEGRADATION, DESERTIFICATION AND FERTILITY
5.1.1 Biofuels and land degradation

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