Over the last few years, there has been growing interest in bioenergy, due in part to its potential for rural development and climate change mitigation, and as an energy alternative given the high price of oil. At the same time, [...]

FAO’s Bioenergy and Food Security Criteria and Indicators (BEFSCI) project has developed a set of indicators that be used to assess the impacts of bioenergy on food security at both national and levels. In addition, BEFSCI has identified range of [...]

The analysis presented in this document includes the main findings and recommendations for policy-makers on how to achieve Thailand’s envisaged biofuel targets in a sustainable way without impacting food security. A draft of this document was the centrepiece of policy [...]

There has been widespread concern regarding the surge in staple prices over the last few years and developments have been widely recognized, although to a varying degree, as one of the recent price surge and increased price volatility. Within the [...]

The Government of Thailand, through its Alternative Energy Development Plan, has set a target of increasing its biofuels production to five billion litres by 2022. The Thai Government sees this expansion as a way to strengthen the country’s energy security, [...]

El análisis presentado en este documento describe la implementación del Marco Analítico BEFS en Perú. El objetivo principal del reporte Compendio Técnico titulado Bioenergía y Seguridad Alimentaria Aplicación del Análisis de BEFS en Perú es demostrar como la utilización de [...]

El análisis presentado en este documento describe la implementación del Marco Analítico BEFS  en  Perú.  El  análisis  proporciona  una  puerta  de  entrada  a  los  temas  que  conciernen  bioenergía  y  seguridad  alimentaria.  Los  resultados  que  surgen  del  análisis  no  deberían  ser  considerados  como  definitivos  [...]

The BEFS assessment for Tanzania enables a comprehensive consideration of the conflicts and synergies in the food security-bioenergy nexus in order to contribute to a more informed policy process that in Tanzania will contribute to the formulation of a biofuels policy. The BEFS [...]

El análisis de BEFS demuestra que los impactos de la bioenergía, y más específicamente de los biocombustibles, sobre los precios de los alimentos, crecimiento económico, seguridad energética, desforestación, uso de la tierra y cambio climático varían según la materia prima, método y ubicación [...]

This document compiles together three technical reviews on Agriculture Trade policies in Peru, Tanzania and Thailand, the three countries that the Bioenergy and Food Security (BEFS) project is currently working in. The technical compendium provides technical details of agriculture trade [...]