Africa: Agrofuels in Africa - The Impacts on Land, Food and Forests

This report by the African Biodiversity Network looks at case studies in Benin, Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia, as well as trends elsewhere in Africa. The report indicates that big companies are seeking to convert large areas of Africa’s best land over to biofuel production, even if this means privatizing customary land, evicting farmers, raising food prices, competing for water resources, and cutting down forests and conservation areas.