Gender implications of biofuels expansion: A CGE analysis for Mozambique

Arbeitspapier

We use a gendered computable general equilibrium model to assess the implications of biofuels expansion in Mozambique. We compare scenarios with different gender employment intensities in producing jatropha for biodiesel. Under all scenarios, biofuels accelerate GDP growth and reduce poverty. However, a stronger tradeoff between biofuels and food availability emerges when female labour is used intensively, as women are drawn away from food production. A skills-shortage amongst female workers also limits poverty reduction. Policy simulations indicate that only modest improvements in women's education and food crop yields are needed to address food security concerns and ensure broader-based benefits from biofuels.

Angaben zum Objekt

• ISBN: 978-92-9230-349-5
• Sprache: Englisch

Verweise und Beziehungen

• Erschienen in: Series: WIDER Working Paper ; No. 2010/111

Klassifikation und Themen

• Klassifikation: Wirtschaft ; Economic Development: Agriculture; Natural Resources; Energy; Environment; Other Primary Products ; Economywide Country Studies: Africa ; Economics of Gender; Non-labor Discrimination
• Thema: Biofuels ; gender ; poverty ; growth ; Africa ; Biokraftstoff ; Geschlecht ; CGE-Modelling ; Allgemeines Gleichgewicht ; Mosambik

Beteiligte, Orts- und Zeitangaben

• Ereignis: Geistige Schöpfung
• (wer): Arndt, Channing ; Benfica, Rui ; Thurlow, James
• Ereignis: Veröffentlichung
• (wer): The United Nations University World Institute for Development Economics Research (UNU-WIDER)
• (wo): Helsinki
• (wann): 2010

Weitere Informationen

• Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/54026
• Letzte Aktualisierung: 10.03.2025, 11:43 MEZ