GTZ and Bioenergy and Food Security partnership
Welcome to the homepage of the BEFS and GTZ PartnershipThe BEFS/GTZ website is targeted towards different groups interested in bioenergy and food security such as policy makers, farmers associations, investors, the energy sector, civil society etc.). The aim of the site is to provide guidance for decision-makers in the field of bioenergy and food security and increase awareness of the impacts that bioenergy production can have on food security, particularly in developing countries. |
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News
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27 April 2009
The Bioenergy and Food Security project will host a side event at the 17th Session of the UN Commission on Sustainable Development in New York, United States of America.This side-event at CDS will bring together senior officials from the project countries of FAO’s Bioenergy and Food Security Project. A discussion will be held on country experiences with sustainable bioenergy systems which take into account... [more...]
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23 April 2009
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In brief
The GTZ/BEFS Partnership focuses upon three main themes:
In practice: - This theme describes the methods used to assess the links between food security and bioenergy production, the challenges and limitations of the approaches, and results
Experiences: - Country experiences of bioenergy development and the lessons learned regarding the impact on food security
Guidance: Guidance and recommendations for policy makers and investors to ensure that food security concerns are taken into account in bioenergy production
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11 May 2009
The Wuppertal Institute summarised the experiences in Germany and Europe on biofuels for transportation. [more...]
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11 May 2009
The consultants Integration in Graefenberg, WIP in Muenchen, Themba Technologies in GB, and Tatedo a NGO from Tanzania carried out the tanzanian study. [more...]
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