کد مقاله | کد نشریه | سال انتشار | مقاله انگلیسی | نسخه تمام متن |
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5064861 | 1372297 | 2012 | 9 صفحه PDF | دانلود رایگان |
Biofuels could offer new economic opportunities for low-income countries. We use a recursive dynamic computable general equilibrium model of Tanzania to evaluate different biofuels production options and estimate their impacts on growth and poverty. Our results indicate that maximizing the poverty-reducing effects of biofuels production in countries like Tanzania will require engaging and improving the productivity of smallholder farmers. Evidence shows that cassava-based ethanol production is more profitable than other feedstock options. Cassava also generates more “pro-poor” growth than sugarcane-based systems. However, if smallholder yields can be improved rather than expanding cultivated land, then both sugarcane and cassava out-grower schemes generate similar pro-poor outcomes. We conclude that, in so far as the public investments needed to establish a biofuels industry are consistent with other development needs, then producing biofuels will enhance economic development in countries like Tanzania.
âºDynamic country CGE model links biofuel production to economic growth and poverty ⺠Biofuels can support economic development without undermining food security ⺠Engaging smallholder farmers is best if biofuels is to reduce poverty ⺠Cassava-based ethanol is preferable to sugarcane under low yield feedstock production
Journal: Energy Economics - Volume 34, Issue 6, November 2012, Pages 1922-1930