Green economy, Scandinavian investments and agricultural modernization in Tanzania

Bergius, Mikael; Benjaminsen, Tor A.; Widgren, Mats

doi:10.1080/03066150.2016.1260554

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“…Brüntrup et al (2016) further claim that the success rate for projects implemented under the SAGCOT programme has been very low, with an unfavourable business environment, abusive bureaucracy, lengthy and complicated communication with authorities and fraud cited as reasons. Bergius et al (2018) conclude that SAGCOT had a flawed design from the start, with smallholders assumed to be ineffective and in need of modernization.…”

Section: Experiences From Commercial Projects and Aid: The Importancementioning

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Preconditions for bioenergy with carbon capture and storage (BECCS) in sub-Saharan Africa: the case of Tanzania

Hansson

Fridahl

Anshelm

et al. 2019

Environ Dev Sustain

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Most mitigation scenarios compatible with a likely change of holding global warming well below 2 °C rely on negative emissions technologies (NETs). According to the integrated assessment models (IAMs) used to produce mitigation scenarios for the IPCC reports, the NET with the greatest potential to achieve negative emissions is bioenergy with carbon capture and storage (BECCS). Crucial questions arise about where the enormous quantities of biomass needed according to the IAM scenarios could feasibly be produced in a sustainable manner. Africa is attractive in the context of BECCS because of large areas that could contribute biomass energy and indications of substantial underground CO 2 storage capacities. However, estimates of large biomass availability in Africa are usually based on highly aggregated datasets, and only a few studies explore future challenges or barriers for BECCS in any detail. Based on previous research and literature, this paper analyses the preconditions for BECCS in Tanzania by studying what we argue are the applications of BECCS, or the components of the BECCS chain, that are most feasible in the country, namely (1) as applied to domestic sugarcane-based energy production (bioethanol), and (2) with Tanzania in a producer and re-growth role in an international BECCS chain, supplying biomass or biofuels for export to developed countries. The review reveals that a prerequisite for both options is either the existence of a functional market for emissions trading and selling, making negative emissions a viable commercial investment, or sustained investment through aid programmes. Also, historically, an important barrier to the development of production capacity of liquid biofuels for export purposes has been given by ethical dilemmas following in the wake of demand for land to facilitate production of biomass, such as sugarcane and jatropha. In these cases, conflicts over access to land and mismanagement have been more of a rule than an exception. Increased production volumes of solid biomass for export to operations that demand bioenergy, be it with or without a CCS component, is likely to give rise to similar conflicts. While BECCS may well play an important role in reducing emissions in countries with high capacity to act combined with existing large point sources of biogenic CO 2 emissions, it seems prudent to proceed with utmost caution when implicating BECCS deployment in least developed countries, like Tanzania.The paper argues that negative BECCS-related emissions from Tanzania should not be assumed in global climate mitigation scenarios.

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Section: Experiences From Commercial Projects and Aid: The Importancementioning

confidence: 97%

Preconditions for bioenergy with carbon capture and storage (BECCS) in sub-Saharan Africa: the case of Tanzania

Hansson

Fridahl

Anshelm

et al. 2019

Environ Dev Sustain

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“…This approach reflects the modernization theory of development, the idea that poor countries should follow the social-technical-environmental precedents set by wealthy countries rather than alternative pathways (Coetzee et al, 2001;Matunhu, 2011). Modernization theory reinforces ideas about African agricultural backwardness, and facilitates resource grabs in the guise of technical assistance, capacity building, or efficient resource use (Bergius et al, 2018;McMichael, 2013;Zambakari, 2017 African countries have been in weak positions to shape or defy international agreements. Global Northern countries have exercised more autonomy.…”

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A brief agricultural history of cannabis in Africa, from prehistory to canna-colony

Duvall¹

2019

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This article outlines four historical phases of cannabis cultivation in Africa. First, during the plant’s initial dispersal across the continent, people developed diverse cultures of cannabis farming and use. Second, several formal markets for cannabis developed under colonial regimes, although colonialists more widely suppressed the crop. Third, twentieth-century drug laws changed the economics of production, causing cannabis farming to become particularly attractive to resource-poor farmers. Finally, several countries have recently legalized cannabis cultivation in specific contexts. Altogether, the crop’s agricultural history has produced relationships that enable Global Northerners to extract more value from African resources than African farmers can extract.

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“…Moreover, the modern agrarian policy of foreign countries provides the transition to a green economy (the Green Economy concept, circular economy). The state support aims to create and use "clean" technologies that reduce the greenhouse effect, preserve and enhance green spaces [7][8][9][10][11].…”

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The Influence of Industry State Support on the Development of the Region

Glebova¹,

Malysheva²

2020

Proceedings of the “New Silk Road: Business Cooperation and Prospective of Economic Development” (NSRBCPED 2019)

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The modern world is characterized by the strengthening of the economic and political expansion of Russia into the world community, expansion of world economic relations, and intensification of international economic relations. At the same time, the Russian Federation runs an active protectionist policy in relation to a number of regions and industries of strategic importance to Russia. They receive financial and non-financial government support aimed to support economic activity. The question of the effectiveness of the resources spent by the state is important and especially urgent in this situation. The object of the research is industry state support. The purpose of the study is to develop an algorithm for assessing the influence of industry state support on the development of the region. The article proves the need to develop an algorithm for assessing the influence of industry state support on the development of the region. The authors have identified four groups of indicators that evaluate the effectiveness of state support according to various criteria. Moreover, the authors have calculated the coefficients of significance of these indicators and developed a methodology for calculating the integral indicator of the effectiveness of industry state support (using agriculture industry as an example).

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Green economy, Scandinavian investments and agricultural modernization in Tanzania

Cited by 99 publications

References 55 publications

Preconditions for bioenergy with carbon capture and storage (BECCS) in sub-Saharan Africa: the case of Tanzania

Preconditions for bioenergy with carbon capture and storage (BECCS) in sub-Saharan Africa: the case of Tanzania

A brief agricultural history of cannabis in Africa, from prehistory to canna-colony

The Influence of Industry State Support on the Development of the Region

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