Policies that promote biofuels in major agricultural economies raise important questions for
food prices and food security at local to global scales. Global biofuel output rose from 38 …

A systematic literature review was conducted to investigate the recent contributions to the
improvements in biodiesel production. One hundred and ninety-eight research papers were …

Nowadays, the demand for palm oil has been increasing worldwide. The multipurpose use
combined with a market price below makes palm oil an attractive product. Since 2006 …

Brazil is currently the world's largest sugar producer and exporter, as well as the world's
largest producer and consumer of sugarcane ethanol as a transportation fuel. The growth of …

The current geo-political framework and the environmental concern about pollution and
global warming are leading Europe to rethink its energy production, moving forward to the …

We investigate intrinsic correlations between Brazilian energy (ethanol) and food market
(sugar) by applying recently introduced method Detrended partial cross correlation analysis …

Industrialized countries' dependence on fossil fuels has been distressing for a long time for
countries that do not have self-sufficiency, whether for environmental, economic, geopolitical …

Second generation biofuel feedstocks such as carinata (Brassica carinata L. Braun) and
camelina (Camelina sativa L. Crantz) offer unique advantages over traditional bioenergy …

Nowadays, the agrifood is the second most important manufacturing sector in Italy and the
one that, despite the current economic crisis, can boast a positive performance thanks to the …

One of the most serious externalities of agricultural activity relates to greenhouse gas
emissions. This work tests this relationship for the Portuguese case by examining data …