There is a long-term concern that the cultivation of biofuel feedstocks could have negative
impacts on communities involved in, or adjacent to, such projects. In southern Africa, the
acquisition and allocation of large blocks of land for biofuel feedstock production has been
especially contentious. The present study investigates the local multi-dimensional poverty
effects of growing biofuel crops using the Oxford Poverty & Human Development Initiative's
Multidimensional Poverty Index. It investigates different modes of production (large-scale vs …

… Multi-dimensional poverty effects around operational biofuel projects in Malawi, Mozambique
and Swaziland … Multi-dimensional poverty effects around operational biofuel projects in
Malawi, Mozambique and Swaziland … This study compares the effects on multi-dimensional
poverty of growing different biofuel crops in four study sites in southern Africa, using the
Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative’s Multidimensional Poverty Index. …