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This chapter examines the direct nutrition effects of rising bioenergy demand, as well as its contribution to rising food prices. It cites the environmental implications of biofuel production and models the effects of price increases and increased demand for biofuel on regional calorie availabilities. This chapter also discusses potential strategies for cultivation of bioenergy crops that can contribute to poverty reduction, food security and sustainable natural resource management.
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 Posted at http://www.globalsubsidies.org/article.php3?id_article=48&var_mode=calcul; see also FAO (2008g).
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 See data posted at http://farm.ewg.org/farm/progdetail.php?fips=00000&progcode=corn.
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Depending on the survey definition (FAO 2008g).
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 The percentage change in quantity of a good demanded in response to a 1% change in price (holding constant all the other determinants of demand, such as income).
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 Cross price elasticity: the percentage change in demand for a good that occurs in response to a percentage change in price for another good.
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Aberman, NL., Cohen, M.J. (2012). Nutrition and Bioenergy. In: Thompson, B., Cohen, M. (eds) The Impact of Climate Change and Bioenergy on Nutrition. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-0110-6_5
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