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Biofuel potential and land availability: The case of Rufiji District, Tanzania

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dc.creator Mwansasu, Simon
dc.creator Westerberg, Lars Ove
dc.date 2016-02-17T08:18:25Z
dc.date 2016-02-17T08:18:25Z
dc.date 2014-11-17
dc.date.accessioned 2018-04-18T11:17:49Z
dc.date.available 2018-04-18T11:17:49Z
dc.identifier Mwansasu, S. L. A., & Westerberg, L. O. (2014). Biofuel potential and land availability: The case of Rufiji District, Tanzania. Journal of Ecology and The Natural Environment, 6(11), 389-397
dc.identifier 2006-9847
dc.identifier http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/423
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/9343
dc.description Africa’s attractiveness to potential biofuel investors is based on the assumption that there is plenty of unused land available for investment in different countries of the continent. However, their postulations are not based on any concrete studies about land availability at country, regional or local level. This study investigates land availability for potential biofuel investment at the local level, using Rufiji district in Tanzania as a case study. We have analyzed different land cover/land use types and separated them into areas of potential biofuel investment and areas where biofuel investment is not possible by a process of elimination. The results suggest that land availability is inadequate to meet the needs of biofuel investors. The land assumed to be unused or underutilized by biofuel investors is either part of the fallow system or used to harvest natural resources and for other traditional uses. Expropriating the assumed idle land will adversely impact on the livelihoods of the local communities.
dc.description SIDA/SAREC
dc.language en
dc.publisher JENE
dc.subject Biofuel investment, Rufiji district, land available
dc.title Biofuel potential and land availability: The case of Rufiji District, Tanzania
dc.type Journal Article, Peer Reviewed


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