Multi-dimensional poverty effects around operational biofuel projects in Malawi, Mozambique and Swaziland

Mudombi, Shakespear; Maltitz, Graham P Von; Gasparatos, Alexandros; Romeu–Dalmau, Carla; Johnson, Francis X.; Jumbe, Charles; Ochieng, Caroline; Luhanga, Davies; Lopes, Paulo Renato Matos; Balde, Boubacar Siddighi; Willis, Katherine J.

doi:10.1016/j.biombioe.2016.09.003

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“…For the food utilization pillar, 3 studies suggest that IC smallholders often enjoy a higher standard of living (Mudombi et al 2016) compared to control groups. This higher standard of living can be translated into improved food processing, preparation, and storage.…”

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Assessing the food security outcomes of industrial crop expansion in smallholder settings: insights from cotton production in Northern Ghana and sugarcane production in Central Ethiopia

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The current industrial crop (IC) expansion in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) may have important ramifications for food security. This study proposes a rapid appraisal method that can capture the food security outcomes of IC expansion in smallholder settings in SSA. A key element of this approach is a common unit of household caloric intake that captures food security across its four pillars (availability, access, utilization, stability). This approach also considers the role of women in household food security. The proposed approach is tested in two radically different smallholder IC settings: cotton production in Northern Ghana and sugarcane production in Central Ethiopia.

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Assessing the food security outcomes of industrial crop expansion in smallholder settings: insights from cotton production in Northern Ghana and sugarcane production in Central Ethiopia

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“…SWADE farmers have been able to meet or out-perform the adjacent industrial-scale plantations in terms of cane yield. An analysis by Mudombi et al (2016) found that those owning shares in sugar companies had far lower multi-dimensional poverty than control groups from matched areas without cane, or matched households from within the same area. The projects are, however, not without problems.…”

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“…The biggest project of this nature in Southern Africa was the CleanStar initiative in Maputo, which aimed to use ethanol (from a distillery in Beira) produced from cassava. Over 300,000 ethanol stoves were sold, but their use has been minimal-typically only for rapid cooking such as making tea-with households still doing most of their cooking with charcoal (Mudombi et al 2016). The ethanol production component of CleanStar has now collapsed.…”

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Options for suitable biofuel farming: Experience from Southern Africa

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Southern African countries' interest in biofuel is due of its rural development potential. Finding models to optimize this benefit is therefore paramount. High-energy-density crops with low perishability allow farmers to grow small quantities on existing lands. Highly perishable, lowdensity crops such as sugarcane require tight integration between growers and mills. Models where growers have full ownership in the feedstock production facilities are possible, but this normally means that smallholder farmers need to work as a unit to achieve benefits of scale. Finding marketbased mechanisms to ensure sound and equitable returns for land and labour inputs is critical.

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Enabling Sustainable Bioenergy Transitions in Sub-Saharan Africa: Strategic Issues for Achieving Climate-Compatible Developments

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Multi-dimensional poverty effects around operational biofuel projects in Malawi, Mozambique and Swaziland

Cited by 32 publications

References 31 publications

Assessing the food security outcomes of industrial crop expansion in smallholder settings: insights from cotton production in Northern Ghana and sugarcane production in Central Ethiopia

Assessing the food security outcomes of industrial crop expansion in smallholder settings: insights from cotton production in Northern Ghana and sugarcane production in Central Ethiopia

Options for suitable biofuel farming: Experience from Southern Africa

Enabling Sustainable Bioenergy Transitions in Sub-Saharan Africa: Strategic Issues for Achieving Climate-Compatible Developments

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