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Biodiesel in India: value chain organisation and policy options for rural development

"This study aims to contribute to knowledge about biodiesel in India and to inform policy-makers about development impacts and appropriate policy choices. Its focus is on the potentials and risks for rural development. The study starts with an overall assessment of the economic viability of biodiesel. To date, biodiesel production is not a lucrative business, except for some niche markets. However, this may change in the future, depending on fossil fuel prices, government pricing policies, and progress on agricultural yields. Furthermore, the study contributes two novel aspects to the discussion on the Indian biodiesel sector: 1. It takes stock of the variety of existing ways of organising the value chain in India and assesses their pros and cons from a comprehensive development perspective; 2. It identifies, describes and assesses the appropriateness of a broad range of federal and state policies and support programmes. Given the diversity of value chain organization, many different policies are taken into account. Whether a state government chooses for example to promote social forestry, large-scale leasing contracts with corporations, or contract farming, and how effectively these policies are implemented, has a bearing on the development outcomes." (author's abstract)

Biodiesel in India: value chain organisation and policy options  for rural development

Biodiesel in India: value chain organisation and policy options for rural development | Urheber*in: Altenburg, Tilman; Dietz, Hildegard; Hahl, Matthias; Nikolidakis, Nikos; Rosendahl, Christina; Seelige, Kathrin

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ISBN
978-3-88985-379-0
Extent
Seite(n): 158
Language
Englisch
Notes
Status: Veröffentlichungsversion

Bibliographic citation
DIE Studies (43)

Subject
Politikwissenschaft
Soziologie, Anthropologie
spezielle Ressortpolitik
Entwicklungsländersoziologie, Entwicklungssoziologie
nachhaltige Entwicklung
Indien
Subventionspolitik
Wertschöpfung
Agrarproduktion
landwirtschaftliche Entwicklung
Produktionsprozess
Energieträger
Zukunftsfähigkeit
empirisch-qualitativ

Event
Geistige Schöpfung
(who)
Altenburg, Tilman
Dietz, Hildegard
Hahl, Matthias
Nikolidakis, Nikos
Rosendahl, Christina
Seelige, Kathrin
Event
Veröffentlichung
(who)
Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik gGmbH
(where)
Deutschland, Bonn
(when)
2009

URN
urn:nbn:de:0168-ssoar-193704
Rights
GESIS - Leibniz-Institut für Sozialwissenschaften. Bibliothek Köln
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Object type

  • Forschungsbericht

Associated

  • Altenburg, Tilman
  • Dietz, Hildegard
  • Hahl, Matthias
  • Nikolidakis, Nikos
  • Rosendahl, Christina
  • Seelige, Kathrin
  • Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik gGmbH

Time of origin

  • 2009

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