The distribution of food security impacts of biofuels, a Ghana case study

Brinkman, Marnix L.J.; Levin-Koopman, Jason; Wicke, Birka; Shutes, Lindsay; Kuiper, Marijke; Faaij, André; Hilst, Floor van der

doi:10.1016/j.biombioe.2020.105695

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“… Brinkman et al (2020) drew inspiration from the concept of food security employed by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). The FAO food security concept has four basic components covering access, availability, utilization and stability ( FAO, 2008 ).…”

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Ghana's rice value chain resilience in the context of COVID-19

Ankrah

Agyei-Holmes

Boakye

2021

Social Sciences & Humanities Open

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The 2020 State of the Food Security and Nutrition World report suggests that the COVID-19 pandemic may render 83 to 132 million people food insecure. The global south has been projected to be adversely affected by COVID-19 in terms of food and nutritional security. This potentially renders Africa off track in achieving SDG -2 of zero hunger by 2030. Ghana is a net importer of rice and how the sector responded to the global pandemic has received less traction in the agri-food system literature. There is skewed literature that concentrates on the global north. The paper employed a qualitative approach involving key informant interviews across 6 regions in Ghana. The study covered 48 Agricultural Extension Agents (AEAs) and Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) officers, 80 farmers, and 48 market leaders. We use one of the country's main food staple - rice to show the food (in)-security situation during the pandemic. We articulate that the use of the right food security conceptual and theoretical framing remains imperative in understanding food (in)-security. The findings showed price hikes during the imposition of lockdown affected access (physical and effective demand). Rice however remained available during and after the lockdown imposition. Ghana's rice production output was affected during the COVID-19. The ramification of COVID-19 on Ghana's rice sector was not dire but points to the vulnerability of the rice value chain to future pandemics. Important policy actions are needed to consolidate particular gains made in Ghana's planting for food and jobs to minimize rice imports.

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Ghana's rice value chain resilience in the context of COVID-19

Ankrah

Agyei-Holmes

Boakye

2021

Social Sciences & Humanities Open

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“…Because both technologies require the growth of vast quantities of biomass, both tend to threaten food security in poor regions of the world. Studies indicate that an important consequence of planting of biomass at large scale will be a massive increase in grain, rice and staple food prices on the global market, to the disadvantage of poorer regions of the world (Brinkman et al, 2020;Hasegawa et al, 2018). Thus, it is necessary to balance food security with implementing biofuels and BECCS at the scale assumed in climate models for avoiding dangerous climate change.…”

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37. Veterinarians as protectors of animals – caring and killing in the narratives of vet students

Bubeck

2021

Justice and Food Security in a Changing Climate

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Both the planning of EurSafe2021 and the origin of this book were profoundly influenced by the Covid-19 pandemic, and we are extremely pleased to see that so many contributions still arrived. We would like to thank all authors for sharing their work and insights and all reviewers for their muchappreciated expertise on the vast range of topics. We are grateful for the support and encouragement received from the EurSafe board and Svenja Springer, in preparing this conference despite the challenging circumstances. Our special thanks go to

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“…Understanding the cross-sectoral interfaces of bioenergy is important to avoid negatively impacting adjacent sectors and their end-users. Brinkman, et al [7] investigated how biofuel production can pose some risks and have adverse impacts on the food sector and food prices. Anticipating the consequences of resource and land use as well as the impacts on prices and markets is possible through the deployment of measures to responsibly govern these sectors, and the synergies between them [7].…”

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“…Azasi et al [6] and Ordoñez-Frías et al [13] showed how bioenergy production and waste management are closely linked and can create sustainable supply chains. Moreover, Brinkman et al [7], Garcia-Freites et al [10], Ordoñez-Frías et al [13] and Welfle et al [19] assessed how utilising biomass resources can provided sustainable approaches that address not only energy access, but also reduce greenhouse gas emissions and negative impacts on land, water and air, and additionally improve agricultural productivity and practices, enhance agricultural and forest management systems, diversify rural economic activities and income, create social benefits, and empower rural communities. Hence, biomass utilisation would not just improve energy supply and access at local and national level, but reduce waste disposal, replace traditional biomass use or fossil-based energy and make livelihoods more resilient and sustainable.…”

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