Journal
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
Volume 17, Issue -, Pages S77-S85Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2009.01.003
Keywords
Brazilian biofuel policy; International trade; Social exclusion
Categories
Funding
- Social Sciences and Humanities Council of Canada (SSHRC)
- Genomics, Environment, Economics Ethics Law and Society [GE3LS]
- program of Genome Canada
Ask authors/readers for more resources
Increasing interest in biofuels trade between developed and developing countries has spurred worldwide discussions on issues such as subsidies and the 'food for fuel' crisis. One issue missing in recent discourse is the pressure exerted on developing countries to adopt large-scale mechanized farming practices to increase economic efficiencies. Such approaches often exclude small-scale farmers from participating in the emerging biofuels market, thus exacerbating poverty and social exclusion. Drawing on both qualitative and technical data, we discuss such pressures using Brazilian ethanol and biodiesel production. Pressure from international markets to become more economically efficient may contribute towards the erosion of recent schemes to encourage social benefits for small farmers in biodiesel production. We conclude with trade and policy implications. (C) 2009 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Authors
I am an author on this paper
Click your name to claim this paper and add it to your profile.
Reviews
Recommended
No Data Available