To prepare a report on biofuels and food security is especially challenging. It is at the
intersection of some major global issues: energy, food, land and water use, and
development. There are a many publications on biofuels, but only very few deal with their
impact on food security.
This report covers very different perspectives and methodological approaches, from technology to economics, at macro and micro levels, together with social and political issues. Technological developments include a focus on next generation biofuels. It also replaces the issue in the broader perspective of the mobilization of biomass for energy, including biogas.
The report contains the analysis and recommendations of the HLPE as approved by its Steering Committee at its meeting in Beijing, 13–15 May 2013, and is now being presented to the CFS.
