Biofuels and economic development in Tanzania
Biofuels provide a new opportunity to enhance economic development in Tanzania. Drawing on detailed cost estimates, we develop a dynamic computable general equilibrium model to estimate the impact of different biofuel production scenarios on growth and poverty. Our results indicate that maximizing t...
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| author | Arndt, Channing Pauw, Karl Thurlow, James |
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| description | Biofuels provide a new opportunity to enhance economic development in Tanzania. Drawing on detailed cost estimates, we develop a dynamic computable general equilibrium model to estimate the impact of different biofuel production scenarios on growth and poverty. Our results indicate that maximizing the poverty-reducing effects of a biofuels industry in Tanzania requires engaging and improving the productivity of smallholder farmers. Evidence shows that cassava-based ethanol production is more profitable than other feedstock options. Our findings also indicate that cassava generates higher levels of pro-poor growth than do sugarcane-based systems. However, if smallholder yields can be improved rather than expanding cultivated land, then sugarcane and cassava outgrower schemes can produce similar pro-poor outcomes. We conclude that in so far as the public investments needed to establish a biofuels industry in Tanzania are in accordance with national development plans, producing biofuels will contribute to achieving the country's overall development objectives. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1531252025-11-06T06:22:02Z Biofuels and economic development in Tanzania Arndt, Channing Pauw, Karl Thurlow, James biofuels growth poverty computable general equilibrium models cassava Biofuels provide a new opportunity to enhance economic development in Tanzania. Drawing on detailed cost estimates, we develop a dynamic computable general equilibrium model to estimate the impact of different biofuel production scenarios on growth and poverty. Our results indicate that maximizing the poverty-reducing effects of a biofuels industry in Tanzania requires engaging and improving the productivity of smallholder farmers. Evidence shows that cassava-based ethanol production is more profitable than other feedstock options. Our findings also indicate that cassava generates higher levels of pro-poor growth than do sugarcane-based systems. However, if smallholder yields can be improved rather than expanding cultivated land, then sugarcane and cassava outgrower schemes can produce similar pro-poor outcomes. We conclude that in so far as the public investments needed to establish a biofuels industry in Tanzania are in accordance with national development plans, producing biofuels will contribute to achieving the country's overall development objectives. 2010 2024-10-01T13:55:40Z 2024-10-01T13:55:40Z Working Paper https://hdl.handle.net/10568/153125 en https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eneco.2012.07.020 Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Arndt, Channing; Pauw, Karl; Thurlow, James. 2010. Biofuels and economic development in Tanzania. IFPRI Discussion Paper 966. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/153125 |
| spellingShingle | biofuels growth poverty computable general equilibrium models cassava Arndt, Channing Pauw, Karl Thurlow, James Biofuels and economic development in Tanzania |
| title | Biofuels and economic development in Tanzania |
| title_full | Biofuels and economic development in Tanzania |
| title_fullStr | Biofuels and economic development in Tanzania |
| title_full_unstemmed | Biofuels and economic development in Tanzania |
| title_short | Biofuels and economic development in Tanzania |
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| topic | biofuels growth poverty computable general equilibrium models cassava |
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