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Are biofuels good for African development?
Biofuels and agricultural growth
The global bioenergy expansion
La crisis de precios de los alimentos de 2007/2008 se debió a varias razones, entre ellas: una creciente demanda por alimentos en países emergentes, los cambios en los mercados internacionales de granos propiciados por los biocombustibles, el camb
La bioenergía --es decir, los biocombustibles de origen biológico y renovable, como el bioetanol, el biodiesel y la biomasa utilizada para generar energía-- es un tema que acapara cada vez más atención en todo el mundo.
"Water management in the Pirapama River Basin in northeastern Brazil is affected by both water quantity and water quality constraints.
Biomass energy programs offer a wide range of potential benefits for developing countries.
Sustainable development of biofuels
Biofuels
Biofuels production in developing countries
Mitigating environmental crisis
Recent dramatic increases in food prices are having severe consequences for poor countries and poor people.
Biofuels and food security
Higher fuel and food prices
"Rising world prices for fuel and food represent a negative terms-of-trade shock for Mozambique. The impacts of these price increases are analyzed using various approaches.
Biofuels, poverty, and growth
"Large private investments in biofuels are presently underway in Mozambique. This paper uses an economywide model to assess the implications of these investments for growth and income distribution.