This policy document discusses the development of bioenergy and both opportunities and risks for food security. It highlights that it could revitalise the agriculture sector, foster rural development and alleviate poverty, not least by improving rural access to sustainable energy. But if not managed sustainably, it could seriously threaten food security, hindering access to food for some of the most vulnerable.
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Organization: FAO
Topics: Agriculture and Food, Energy
Type of material: Policy Document
Publication date: 2008
Language: English