The local climate–development nexus: Jatropha and smallholder adaptation in Tamil Nadu, India

Rittenburg, Rebecca A.; Kümmel, Miroslav; Perramond, Eric P.

doi:10.1080/17565529.2011.626715

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“…Six studies described such transitions with four considering transitions from arable [44][45][46][47], three transitions from marginal land [48][49][50] and one from forest [51]. Although the production of bioenergy feedstocks fall within this category, we restrict our consideration to other crop and livestock production.…”

Section: Crops and Livestockmentioning

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A synthesis of the ecosystem services impact of second generation bioenergy crop production

Holland

Eigenbrod

Muggeridge

et al. 2015

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

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Section: Crops and Livestockmentioning

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A synthesis of the ecosystem services impact of second generation bioenergy crop production

Holland

Eigenbrod

Muggeridge

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Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

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“…For example, Hodbod and Tomei [3] identify a lack of studies that analyze social impacts at the local level. Other authors likewise warn against possible negative socio-economic impacts on smallholders [6,7], and also indicate a lack of empirical field data. To close these knowledge gaps, the three universities began a follow-up project, based on the design of a standardized set of questionnaires that should enable a uniform way of new primary data collection from jatropha projects funded by Dutch government programs, and possibly others.…”

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Economic and Social Sustainability Performance of Jatropha Projects: Results from Field Surveys in Mozambique, Tanzania and Mali

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This paper presents results from comprehensive field surveys of jatropha projects in Mozambique, Tanzania and Mali in 2012. The article singles out the salient economic and social impact results and derives lessons. The results clearly demonstrate the weak business case for jatropha biofuel production at this time. Plantations were found to be unviable because of insurmountable up-front capital requirements in combination with slow and unreliable crop maturation, inefficient oil pressing owing to a lack of scale and experience, inadequate utilization of by-products, and competitively-priced fossil diesel and palm oil. For smallholders, jatropha only has limited value as a hedge crop in environmentally and economically disadvantaged areas. Better prospects have to wait for the advent of improved jatropha varieties. Social impacts from the perspective of project managers were rather mixed: overall, food security perceptions were positive and no massive forced human displacements were noted so far, though some disputes over land access and compensation were reported. Labor legislation was apparently respected on plantations, and positive gender effects, regional income/employment effects and better public facilities were also reported. The projects generated considerable employment, albeit mostly of a temporary nature, as lack of economic viability had caused many projects to close down again. When introducing next-generation biofuel projects, better OPEN ACCESS Sustainability 2014, 6 6204 monitoring by various actor groups is recommended, as well as long-term investment plans that include integral exit strategies.

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“…Misra and Murthy, 2011;Kumar et al, 2012), others argue that the cultivation of crops such as Jatropha curcas, under the most favourable conditions, can be profitable only for large farmers. Smallholders growing Jatropha are considered vulnerable to crop failure and economic damage (see, for example, Ariza-Montobbio et al, 2010;Rittenburg et al, 2011;de Hoop, 2018).…”

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How Policy Marginalizes Diversity: Politics of Knowledge in India’s Biodiesel Promotion

Hoop

Arora

2020

Science as Culture

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India's 2009 policy on biodiesel remains controversial to date. It excludes voices of marginalized people such as landless workers and knowledges associated with diverse feedstock cultivation practices. It considers the 'upscaling' of biodiesel production to be straightforward, based on easy transferability between diverse socio-material contexts. The policy's marginalization of the immense diversity of India's lands, peoples, perspectives, and practices is based on a neglect of socio-material relations and their multiplicity. A relational analysis highlights the need for alternate inclusive policy processes. Such processes include as evidence the diverse knowledges of interested people and relevant things. They recognize that each entity is known differently depending on how its socio-material relations are approached. Inclusive policy processes also highlight the adjustments that are required to translate a policy out of one socio-material setting and into another. Finally, inclusive policy processes help build realities relying not only on the knowledges from policy experts and firms, but also on the marginalized knowledges of grassroots actors such as smallholders and environmental activists.

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The local climate–development nexus: Jatropha and smallholder adaptation in Tamil Nadu, India

Cited by 7 publications

References 29 publications

A synthesis of the ecosystem services impact of second generation bioenergy crop production

A synthesis of the ecosystem services impact of second generation bioenergy crop production

Economic and Social Sustainability Performance of Jatropha Projects: Results from Field Surveys in Mozambique, Tanzania and Mali

How Policy Marginalizes Diversity: Politics of Knowledge in India’s Biodiesel Promotion

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