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Biofuel and Poverty Nexus in Asia
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Myo ThantManila, 11 June 2008
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Interest in Biofuels has increased enormously:
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• Production volumes• Plans and policies• Number of countries• Different biofuel feedstock• Research on second
generation technology
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Biofuels are motivated by:
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• Energy security• Environmental protection• Rural development
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Poverty in Asia is:
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• still widespread• 650 million under $1/day
definition (20%)• 1.8 billion under $2/day
definition (55%)• heavily rural• food takes up a very high
percentage of the consumption basket of the poor
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Two competing paradigms
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• Food vs. fuel debatevs
• Rural development for Asia from biofuels
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Food vs. Fuel (con)
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• Land use and commodity prices
Alternative outputs/ diversion
Different crops
• Land clearing and environment
• Water availabiity and pollution
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Food vs. Fuel (pro)
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• The amount of causation is insignificant
• Other causes are more important
Oil prices Speculation Increased demand Land used for non-agri
purposes
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Rural Development for Asia from Biofuels
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• Strengths: natural conditions, prior agro-industry experience, abundant labor
• Opportunities: high demand globally and regionally
• Well-suited crops
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Crops with Potential in Asia
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a) Biodiesel Jatropha (marginal land) Palm oil Coconut Pongamia
b)Bioethanol Sweet sorghum Cassava
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Crops with Potential in Asia
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c) Impacts Employment
generation/income exports By products Power for offgrid rural areas
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Nothing can be assumed (1)
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a)Food vs. fuel debate depends on
feed stock country production pathway timeframe
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Nothing can be assumed (2)
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b)Asian biofuel prospects depend on
technology/productivity trade adoption of new crops appropriate scale security of tenure logistics, eg. pipelines
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We need:
• Evidence and informed debate
• Effective policy (feedstock, refining, markets)
• Public-private partnership/ business models
• Regional and global agreements