Publication
Mar 2014
This brief explores whether increasing the amount of crops grown for biofuels also increases food insecurity in poor countries. The authors argue that while modeling research indicates that rising demand for biofuels can increase global food prices, existing evidence does not categorically show that biofuels projects worsen local food security in developing countries.
Download |
English (PDF) |
---|---|
Author | Anna Locke, Giles Henley |
Series | ODI Briefing Papers |
Issue | 86 |
Publisher | Overseas Development Institute (ODI) |
Copyright | © 2014 Overseas Development Institute (ODI) |