In sub-Saharan Africa, biofuels have been touted as more sustainable alternatives to fossil fuels, wood and charcoal – but do they help alleviate poverty and improve well-being for farmers and end-users? This brief summarises insights from a three-country study in which an ecosystem services approach was to assess the trade-offs surrounding biofuel production and household use. 
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Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/reports-documents/impacts-biofuel-crop-production-southern-africa-land-use-change-ecosystem-services
[2] http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/files/file/Impacts of biofuel crop production in southern Africa.pdf
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/francis-x-johnson
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/anne-nyambane
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/publisher/ecosystem-services-poverty-alleviation-programme
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/bio-fuel-crops
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/south-africa
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/land-use
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/ecosystem-services
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/poverty
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/food-security
[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/mozambique
[13] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/malawi
[14] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/swaziland
