Socio-economic effects of large-scale biofuel investments in Sub-Saharan Africa
For several years, the German Development Institute / Deutsche Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) has been conducting empirical research on the development impacts of biofuel production in developing countries as well as its regulatory and policy environment. In recent years,the research focused on the socio-economic implications of large-scale agro-industrial (biofuel) investments in Sub-Saharan Africa and related regulatory and policy frameworks. Extensive empirical research was undertaken in Malawi and Tanzania.
Project Lead:
Michael Brüntrup
Time frame:
2008 - 2014
/
completed
Co-operation Partner:
Institute for Environmental Economics and World Trade, Leibniz Universität Hannover
Institute for Ecological Economy Research (IÖW), Berlin
Institute for Latin American Studies (LAI), Freie Universität Berlin
Project description
For several years, the German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) has been conducting empirical research on the development impacts of biofuel production in development countries. Initial studies focussed on the comparison of different organizational arrangements for Jatropha produciton in five Inidian states as well as the analysis of socio-economic effect of Jatropha production in Namibia. Both studies further analysed the regulatory environment and supporting policies.
Most recently, the institute was involved in a larger inter-disciplinary inter-institutional research project called "Fair Fuels?" that addressed the question to which extent biofuels can be produced and used in a socio-ecologically compatible manner. The component of the German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) studied the implications of large-scale agro-industrial biofuel investments in Sub-Saharan Africa for rural poverty and food security and assessed national policies and the regulatory framework important for biofuel value chains. Extensive empirical research was undertaken in Malawi and Tanzania.
Publications
-
Bioenergy value chains in Namibia: institutional challenges for rural development and food security
Herrmann, Raoul / Michael Brüntrup (2010)
in: Ilka Darnhofer / Michaela Grötzer (eds.), Proceedings to 9th European IFSA Symposium: building sustainable rural futures; the added value of systems approaches in times of change and uncertainty, 4-7 July, Vienna, 1461-1472 -
Biodiesel policies for India: achieving optimal socio-economic and environmental impact
Altenburg, Tilman (2009)
in : P.B. Sharma / Naveen Kumar (eds.), New frontiers in biofuels, Chennai: Scitech Publ., 523-533 -
Bioenergy in Namibia: opportunities, threats and institutional challenges for rural development and food security
Brüntrup, Michael / Raoul Herrmann / Martina Gaebler (2009)
Paper prepared for the ICABR Conference on “The Emerging Bio-Economy”, Ravello, 17-20 June 2009 -
Biodiesel in India: value chain organisation and policy options for rural development
Altenburg, Tilman / Hildegard Dietz / Matthias Hahl / Nikos Nikolidakis / Christ (2009)
Studies 43 -
Bush-to-energy value chains in Namibia: institutional challenges for pro-poor rural development
Brüntrup, Michael / Raoul Herrmann (2012)
in: Meine Pieter van Dijk / Jackes Trienekens (eds.), Global value chains: linking local producers from developing countries to international markets, Amsterdam: Amsterdam Univ. Pr., 89-115 -
Chance für die ländliche Entwicklung
Seelige, Kathrin / Tilman Altenburg (2008)
in: E+Z Entwicklung und Zusammenarbeit 49 (12), 463-466 -
Competition between biofuel feedstock and food production: empirical evidence from sugarcane outgrower settings in Malawi
Herrmann, Raoul / Charles Jumbe / Michael Brüntrup / Evans Osabuohien (2018)
in: Biomass and Bioenergy 114 (July), 100-111 -
Female labor outcomes and large-scale agricultural land investments: macro-micro evidence from Tanzania
Osabuohien, Evans S. / Uchenna R.Efobi / Raoul T.Herrmann / Ciliaka M.W.Gitaud (2019)
in: Land Use Policy 82 (March), 716-728 -
Large-scale agro-industrial investments and rural poverty: evidence from sugarcane in Malawi
Herrmann, Raoul / Ulrike Grote (2015)
in: Journal of African Economies 24 (5), 645-676 -
Ländliche Armutsreduzierung durch großflächige Biokraftstoffinvestitionen? Eine Synthese von Fallstudien zu Zuckerrohr-basierten Investitionen in Malawi und Tansania
Herrmann, Raoul (2014)
in: Bernd Hirschl / Kristina Dietz / Maria Backhouse / Elisa Dunkelberg / Raoul Herrmann / Thomas Vogelpohl / Michael Brüntrup (Hrsg.), Biokraftstoffe zwischen Sackgasse und Energiewende: sozial-ökologische und transnationale Perspektiven, München: Oekom Verl., 133-151 -
Nouvelles pistes pour les biocarburants en Afrique
Brüntrup, Michael / Dieter Anders / Raoul Herrmann/Jutta Schmitz / Felix Kaup (2011)
in: Rural 21 1/2011, 50-51 -
New paths for biofuels in Africa
Brüntrup Michael / Raoul Herrmann (2010)
in: Rural 21 44 (6), 17-20 -
Regionalentwicklung durch die Produktion von Biokraftstoff?
Herrmann, Raoul / Michael Brüntrup (2013)
in: Ökologisches Wirtschaften 4/2013, 25-26 -
Reconsidering biofuels in India
Seelige, Kathrin / Tilman Altenburg (2008)
in: D+C Development and Cooperation 35 (12), 463-466 -
Zukunftsfähige Bioenergie und nachhaltige Landnutzung
Messner, Dirk (Hrsg.) et al. (2009)
Report: Wissenschaftlicher Beirat der Bundesregierung Globale Umweltveränderungen, Berlin