Titre : | Jatropha : wonder crop ? - experience from Swaziland |
Auteurs : | Helen Burley, Auteur H. Griffiths, Auteur |
Editeur : | London : Friends of the Earth England |
Année de publication : | 2009 |
Présentation physique : | 15p.(+gh+c) |
Mots clés : |
DIVE
AGRI ENER COUT BENE AFRI SODE SUBS CARB BIOL |
Note générale : | D |
Résumé : | The search for alternatives to fossil fuel has seen a rush towards biofuels. This is contributing to rising food prices and increasing concern about our ability to grow enough food and fuel. Despite social and environmental concerns and unproven[...] The search for alternatives to fossil fuel has seen a rush towards biofuels. This is contributing to rising food prices and increasing concern about our ability to grow enough food and fuel. Despite social and environmental concerns and unproven climate benefits of biofuels, the EU has set a target of 10 per cent road of transport fuel to come frombiofuels by 2020. Against this backdrop, jatropha (Jatropha curcas) has been promoted by UK biofuel company D1 Oils as a wonder crop because of the plant¿s ability to grow on marginal and semi-arid land, saying ¿it will not compete with food crops for good agricultural land¿ . This report looks at D1 Oils¿ activities in Swaziland, one of the countries where the company is leading the development of jatropha plantations. The report is based on first-hand evidence from farmers involved with D1 Oils and desk research on the impacts of jatropha. By revealing major problems with jatropha production as a biofuel crop, this report poses questions for policy makers who are relying on the plant as a part of a future sustainable biofuel mix. |
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Code-barres | Cote | Support | Localisation | Section | Disponibilité | Fonds spéciaux | Note publique |
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700018878 | B/IV/GRBR/37/1 | Papier | Bibliothèque de l'Agriculture | Fonds Agriculture | En rayon Disponible |