The Intersections of Energy and Agriculture: Implications of Rising Demand for Biofuels and the Search for the Next Generation
Sexton, Steven, Deepak Rajagopal, David Zilberman, and David Roland-Holst
from ARE Update Vol. 10, No. 5, May/June, 2007
Abstract
As production of the current generation of biofuels expands, it will impose pressure on food production and environmental preservation, have considerable distributional effects, and cause a restructuring of agriculture. A continued evolution of biofuel technology, driven by the university-industrial complex, promises to mitigate these effects.
Keywords
biofuel, energy, crops, demand, food prices, land,
Citation
Sexton, Steven, Deepak Rajagopal, David Zilberman, and David Roland-Holst. 2007. "The Intersections of Energy and Agriculture: Implications of Rising Demand for Biofuels and the Search for the Next Generation." ARE Update 10(5): 4-7. University of California Giannini Foundation of Agricultural Economics.
https://giannini.ucop.edu/filer/file/1453327747/16748/