Bioenergy and food security the BEFS analytical framework

Contributor(s): Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Bioenergy and Food Security ProjectMaterial type: TextTextSeries: Environment and natural resources management seriesPublication details: Rome Bioenergy and food security Project, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations 2010Description: x, 91 p. ill. (some col.) 28 cmISBN: 9789251067406; 9251067406Subject(s): Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Bioenergy and Food Security Project | Biomass energy | Biomass energy -- Climatic factors | Food securityDDC classification: 333.9515 LOC classification: HD9502.5.B542 | B544 2010Online resources: Click here to access online | Click here to access online Also freely available online.Summary: "A potent argument for bioenergy development lies in the ability of the sector to unlock agricultural potential by bringing in much needed investments to raise agricultural productivity to spur food security and poverty reduction. This document presents the BEFS Analytical Framework (AF) developed to test this argument. Agriculture lies at the heart of the BEFS AF and allows governments to consider viable pro-poor strategies for bioenergy development. The set of tools within the BEFS AF offers an integrated approach to decision-making that combines the technical viability with the country's prevailing social and economic development objectives. This document explains the rationale and structure of the BEFS AF, provides a general overview of the tools and their application, and illustrates how the analytical information generated assists policy makers in making informed decisions concerning the many varied consequences of bioenergy developments on food security, poverty reduction and agriculture development and economic growth."--Provided by publisher.
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"A potent argument for bioenergy development lies in the ability of the sector to unlock agricultural potential by bringing in much needed investments to raise agricultural productivity to spur food security and poverty reduction. This document presents the BEFS Analytical Framework (AF) developed to test this argument. Agriculture lies at the heart of the BEFS AF and allows governments to consider viable pro-poor strategies for bioenergy development. The set of tools within the BEFS AF offers an integrated approach to decision-making that combines the technical viability with the country's prevailing social and economic development objectives. This document explains the rationale and structure of the BEFS AF, provides a general overview of the tools and their application, and illustrates how the analytical information generated assists policy makers in making informed decisions concerning the many varied consequences of bioenergy developments on food security, poverty reduction and agriculture development and economic growth."--Provided by publisher.

Also freely available online.