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    Is water the hidden agenda of land acquisition in Africa?
    October 2011
    P. Woodhouse and A. S. Ganho

    Implicit in the global land grab is the potential for a major water grab. A study of sub-Saharan Africa raises concerns that  large-scale commercial agriculture could cause unforeseen but disproportionate impacts on access to water by small-scale producers.

    The Politics of Agrofuels and Mega-land and Water deals
    June 2011
    David Fig
    Jun Borras
     Sofía Monsalve Suárez

    The Procana Bioethanol project in Mozambique is a clear example of how agrofuel investments contribute rather than mitigate climate change, and are often accompanied by dispossession and impoverishment caused by landgrabbing.

    Assumptions in the European Union biofuels policy: frictions with experiences in Germany, Brazil and Mozambique
    July 2010
    David Fig
    Jennifer Franco
    Lucia Goldfarb
     Les Levidow, Mireille Hönicke, Maria Luisa Mendonça

    EU biofuels policy is based on the assumption that it will lead to greenhouse gas savings, energy security and rural development, however in-depth research in Germany, Brazil and Mozambique reveals fundamental contradictions between EU policy assumptions and practices in the real world.

    Agrofuel Crops
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    April 2010
    Jennifer Franco
    Lucia Goldfarb
    David Fig
    Luisa Mendonca
     Les Levidow, Mireille Hoenicke

    In recent years, there has been renewed interest in developing agrofuels on a large scale as an alternative to fossil fuel. EU biofuels policy, in particular, assumes that the environmental impacts associated with agrofuels production will be largely beneficial. This study questions such...

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