Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/161579 
Year of Publication: 
2016
Series/Report no.: 
WIDER Working Paper No. 2016/178
Publisher: 
The United Nations University World Institute for Development Economics Research (UNU-WIDER), Helsinki
Abstract: 
This study discusses the potential for expanding cultivation of biofuel feedstock in Mozambique from several angles. Taking the case of sugarcane, it explores the potential to expand production, through exploring both biophysical factors and patterns of existing investment. We review recent literature on trends in land allocation and practices of resettlement in Mozambique to highlight opportunities and constraints that current plans for biofuel production should consider. While resource availability suggest opportunities exist to expand cultivation, minimizing social risks when doing so depends on the processes followed to transfer land from existing users, and compensation in the short and long term.
Subjects: 
biofuels
Mozambique
sugarcane
JEL: 
O13
Q10
Persistent Identifier of the first edition: 
ISBN: 
978-92-9256-222-9
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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