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The Chieftaincy Institution in Ghana: Causers and Arbitrators of Conflicts in Industrial Jatropha Investments
Campion, Benjamin Betey; Acheampong, Emmanuel - In: Sustainability 6 (2014) 9, pp. 6332-6350
Large-scale land acquisition in Africa has been the concern and the focus of growing global literature on land grabbing …. The upswing in biofuel investments in Ghana led to large-scale land acquisitions by the private sector presided over by … chiefs. This research investigates how chiefs, in playing their traditional roles in the acquisition of land and as …
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Exploiting the heteroskedasticity in measurement error to improve volatility predictions in oil and biofuel feedstock markets
Bissoondoyal-Bheenick, Emawtee; Brooks, Robert; Do, … - In: Energy economics 86 (2020), pp. 1-18
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Forecasting volatility in the biofuel feedstock markets in the presence of structural breaks : a comparison of alternative distribution functions
Hasanov, Akram Shavkatovich; Poon, Wai Ching; … - In: Energy economics 70 (2018), pp. 307-333
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Vertical Integration or Contract Farming on Biofuel Feedstock Production: A Technology Innovation Perspective
Du, Xiaoxue; Lu, Liang; Zilberman, David - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2013
Both the goal of energy independence and the desire to lower greenhouse gas emission have triggered the search for alternate energy sources. For second generation biofuel production, a key question is which form of industrial organization should be adopted in order to stimulate stable feedstock...
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Washington Biofuel Feedstock Supply under Price Uncertainty
Zheng, Qiujie; Shumway, C. Richard - Western Agricultural Economics Association - WAEA - 2008
Biofuels, as alternative transportation fuels, are now being used globally. Taking advantage of in-state feedstock supply is an efficient way to stimulate in-state biofuel industries and the local economy. This paper uses the mean-variance model of utility maximization to estimate supply...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005803624
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Washington biofuel feedstock crop supply under output price and quantity uncertainty
Zheng, Qiujie; Shumway, C. Richard - In: Energy Policy 48 (2012) C, pp. 515-525
Subsidized development of an in-state biofuels industry has received some political support in the state of Washington, USA. Utilizing in-state feedstock supplies could be an efficient way to stimulate biofuel industries and the local economy. In this paper we estimate supply under output price...
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Jet biofuels in Brazil: Sustainability challenges
Moraes, Marcia A.F.D.; Nassar, Andre M.; Moura, Paula; … - In: Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 40 (2014) C, pp. 716-726
Sustainability is a fundamental topic to be addressed in the establishment of a market for jet biofuels in Brazil. The objective of this paper is to enhance the discussion on sustainability of biofuels, and to discuss the main gaps to meet the requirements of sustainability for four groups of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011077332
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Washington Biofuel Feedstock Crop Supply Analysis
Zheng, Qiujie; Shumway, C. Richard - School of Economic Sciences, Washington State University - 2008
Biofuels, as alternative transportation fuels, are now being used globally. Taking advantage of in-state feedstock supply is an efficient way to stimulate in-state biofuel industries and the local economy. This paper uses several models to estimate supply equations for major biofuel feedstock...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005727819
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Options for suitable biofuel farming: Experience from Southern Africa
von Maltitz, Graham - 2017
ensure sound and equitable returns for land and labour inputs is critical. …
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Jatropha Potential on Marginal Land in Ethiopia: Reality or Myth?
Wendimu, Mengistu Assefa - 2013
countries for biofuel feedstock production, mainly jatropha. The increasing trend of land acquisition for biofuels has led to … versus fuel debate, the use of "marginal" land for biofuel feedstock production (jatropha) has emerged as a dominant … narrative. But both the availability and suitability of "marginal" land for commercial level jatropha production is not well …
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