Impact of Jatropha production on ecosystem services and poverty alleviation in southern Africa
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Impact of Jatropha production on ecosystem services and poverty alleviation in southern Africa
CoPED ID
f5917e8c-7391-4ec0-85a4-9db3fd896e07
Status
Closed
Funder
Value
£45,000
Start Date
July 5, 2012
End Date
Feb. 6, 2013
Description
Jatropha has been promoted as a biofuel feedstock in Sub-Saharan Africa, India and China based on claims that it can boost energy security and local income generation, despite a lack of significant knowledge regarding expected yields and impact on ecosystem services. This project will provide a synthesis of the existing evidence base regarding the impacts of different modes of Jatropha production and consumption and will unravel whether and how the ecosystem services provided and/or compromised by Jatropha can contribute to poverty alleviation. The evidence collected from the academic literature will be complemented with findings from case studies conducted by the partners in Zambia and Mozambique.
| University of Oxford | LEAD_ORG |
| Katherine Willis | PI_PER |
Subjects by relevance
- India
- Biofuels
- Africa
- Ecosystem services
- People's Republic of China
- Mozambique
Extracted key phrases
- Jatropha production
- Ecosystem service
- Impact
- Poverty alleviation
- Evidence base
- Southern Africa
- Saharan Africa
- Local income generation
- Different mode
- Biofuel feedstock
- Significant knowledge
- Energy security
- Academic literature
- Case study