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

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dc.creatorMwansasu, Simon
dc.creatorWesterberg, Lars Ove
dc.date2016-02-17T08:18:25Z
dc.date2016-02-17T08:18:25Z
dc.date2014-11-17
dc.date.accessioned2018-04-18T11:17:49Z
dc.date.available2018-04-18T11:17:49Z
dc.descriptionAfrica’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.descriptionSIDA/SAREC
dc.identifierMwansasu, 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.identifier2006-9847
dc.identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/423
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/9343
dc.languageen
dc.publisherJENE
dc.subjectBiofuel investment, Rufiji district, land available
dc.titleBiofuel potential and land availability: The case of Rufiji District, Tanzania
dc.typeJournal Article, Peer Reviewed

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