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Are Biofuels a Factor of Sustainable Development in a Food Insecurity Context in Africa?: Case Study of Burkina Faso
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Author(s): Marie-Hélène Dabat (Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement (CIRAD), Burkina Faso), Joël Blin (Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement (CIRAD), Burkina Faso & 2iE, Institut International d’Ingénierie de l’Eau et de l’Environnement, Burkina Faso)and Elodie Hanff (2iE, Institut International d’Ingénierie de l’Eau et de l’Environnement, Burkina Faso)
Copyright: 2012
Pages: 20
Source title:
Global Sustainable Development and Renewable Energy Systems
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Phillip Olla (Madonna University, USA)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-1625-7.ch008
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Abstract
Bearing in mind the strong link between energy and development, and given the country’s heavy reliance on imported fossil fuels, this chapter discusses the opportunity for substituting fossil fuels with biofuels in a Sahelian country, Burkina Faso. Biofuel opportunities are discussed taking into account technical, agronomic, and land potentials in this country. Diversification of energy resources with biofuels would reduce the growth of fuel imports in the short term, improve overall public finances, provide a chance to develop agriculture, and provide benefits for the locals. However, if they are to generate sustainable socio-economic development, biofuel projects need to be mindful of food security and economic incentives, and should be part of national agricultural strategies. The chapter shows that a number of conditions must be met to ensure the advantages of biofuels outweigh the disadvantages: prioritising domestic use over exports; supporting the emergence of decentralised systems; localising dedicated crops in order to avoid competition with food crops; regulating the edible oil market; removing technical obstacles to production and processing; and prioritising projects implying family-farming rather than agri-business.
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