Academic Press Biofuels, Bioenergy and Food Security: Technology, Institutions and Policies

Product Description Biofuels, Bioenergy and Food Security: Technology, Institutions and Policies explores the popular 'Food versus Fuel' debates, discussing the complex relationship between the biofuel and agricultural markets. From the importance of bioenergy in the context of climate change, to the potentially positive environmental consequences of growing second generation biofuels crops, this book provides important insights into the impact of policy, the technical implementation and the resulting impact of biofuels. The discussion of existing issues hindering the growth of the cellulosic biofuel industry and their remedies are particularly relevant for policy makers and others associated with the biofuel industry. Transferring information on bioenergy economy through the discussion of the current and emerging biofuel market, country specific case studies explain the existing biofuel policy and its consequences to both the energy and agricultural markets. Economic simulation models explain the future of the bioenergy markets. Biofuels, Bioenergy and Food Security: Technology, Institutions and Policies is an invaluable resource to the students, scientific community, policy makers, and investors in the bioenergy industry. Students will benefit from a variety of perspectives on major societal questions in context of the interaction between food security and bioenergy. Its review of existing literature on the biofuel marker, investment opportunities, and energy independence provides a broad overview to allow informed decision making regarding the industry. Review "This book discusses the importance of bioenergy in the context of climate change, to the potentially positive environmental consequences. This book also discusses the world biofuel market by country, including a summary of the existing biofuel policies, role of investment opportunities, and rural development potential. This book is intended for students, scientific community, policy makers, and investors in the bioenergy industry." --IFIS Publishing Review Understand the broader concepts of the complicated bioenergy markets from a policy perspective and the impact on the global food security About the Author Deepayan Debnath is an international market and policy analyst at the Food and Agricultural Research Institute at the University of Missouri. He has developed and maintained models of international markets including multi-market multi-regional equilibrium in the grain market, FAPRI-MU model for US cotton and rice, and a stochastic framework of the international commodities. Suresh Babu has worked and conducted research in several parts of the world and brings a wide range of expertise relating to public policy research and analysis as they relate to economic growth and development. He also serves on several international advisory committees, including the Advisory Board of the World Agricultural Forum.