Biofuels and Food Security Biofuel Impact on Food Security in Brazil
Examining the relationship between biofuels and food security, this book presents an economic analysis of the competition between biofuels and food. It covers the historical and current situation of biofuels and food security in Brazil, China, Japan, USA,
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Tatsuji Koizumi
Biofuels and Food Security Biofuel Impact on Food Security in Brazil, Asia and Major Producing Countries 123
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Tatsuji Koizumi
Biofuels and Food Security Biofuel Impact on Food Security in Brazil, Asia and Major Producing Countries
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Tatsuji Koizumi Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Rome Italy
ISSN 2191-530X ISSN 2191-5318 (electronic) ISBN 978-3-319-05644-9 ISBN 978-3-319-05645-6 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-05645-6 Springer Cham Heidelberg New York Dordrecht London Library of Congress Control Number: 2014936429 © The Author(s) 2014 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. Exempted from this legal reservation are brief excerpts in connection with reviews or scholarly analysis or material supplied specifically for the purpose of being entered and executed on a computer system, for exclusive use by the purchaser of the work. Duplication of this publication or parts thereof is permitted only under the provisions of the Copyright Law of the Publisher’s location, in its current version, and permission for use must always be obtained from Springer. Permissions for use may be obtained through RightsLink at the Copyright Clearance Center. Violations are liable to prosecution under the respective Copyright Law. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. While the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication, neither the authors nor the editors nor the publisher can accept any legal responsibility for any errors or omissions that may be made. The publisher makes no warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein. Printed on acid-free paper Springer is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com)
Preface
Biofuel markets have grown since the early 2000s. This is due to the need to enhance energy security, to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and to promote agricultural/rural development. This growth has affected global agricultural commodity markets. The author has examined how biofuel policies have impacted the world agricultural commodity markets since 2002. When food prices hiked and biofuel markets expanded all over the world from 2006 to 2008, the discussion about biofuels and food security developed on a glo
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