Rethinking the Food-versus-Fuel Debate

Rethinking the Food-versus-Fuel Debate

The latest Environment and Society featured article is now available! This month’s article—”Rethinking the Food-versus-Fuel Debate: An Appraisal of International Perspectives and Implications for the South African Industrial Biofuels Strategy”—comes from Volume 2 (2011). In his article, Shaun Ruysenaar seeks to rekindle a waning dialogue and provide a more robust outline of the major concerns that need to be addressed when considering biofuels production in South Africa from a food security perspective.

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Although maize is a staple food crop for South Africa and surrounding countries, there is a potential to grow more than what is required for national self-sufficiency (© Pascal Parent, via Flickr, CC BY-NC-ND 2.0).


SHAUN RUYSENAAR
is has a PhD in African Studies from the University of Edinburgh, focusing on the development and impact of biofuels strategies in South Africa.