Title: Macroeconomic and Distributional Impacts of Jatropha-Based Biodiesel in Mali
Abstract: No AccessPolicy Research Working Papers15 Nov 2013Macroeconomic and Distributional Impacts of Jatropha-Based Biodiesel in MaliAuthors/Editors: Dorothée Boccanfuso, Massa Coulibaly, Govinda R. Timilsina, Luc SavardDorothée Boccanfuso, Massa Coulibaly, Govinda R. Timilsina, Luc Savardhttps://doi.org/10.1596/1813-9450-6500SectionsAboutPDF (0.8 MB) ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack Citations ShareFacebookTwitterLinked In Abstract: Mali, a landlocked West African nation at the southern edge of the Sahara Desert, has introduced a program to produce biodiesel using jatropha curcas, a non-edible shrub widely available throughout the country by farmers for generations as a living fence for their gardens. The aim of the program is to partially substitute diesel, which is entirely supplied through imports, with domestic biodiesel produced from a feedstock that does not have any commercial value otherwise and thus has zero opportunity cost. This paper uses a computable general equilibrium model to investigate economy-wide and distributional impacts of large-scale jatropha production on different types of lands, and conversion of jatropha oil to biodiesel for domestic consumption. It assesses impacts on agricultural and other commodity markets, resource and factor markets, and international trade. The results are fed into a detailed household survey-based micro-simulation model to assess impacts on poverty and income distribution. The study finds that the expansion of jatropha farming would be beneficial in terms of both macroeconomic and distributional impacts as long as idle lands, which have been neither used for agriculture nor protected as forests, are utilized. However, if jatropha plantation is carried out on existing agriculture lands, the economy-wide impacts would be negative although it would still help reduce rural poverty. Previous bookNext book FiguresreferencesRecommendeddetailsCited byIncome-generating Effects of Biofuel Policies: A Meta-analysis of the CGE LiteratureEcological Economics, Vol.147Emergence of a Biofuel Innovation System and Production in Burkina Faso: An Analysis of the Determinants and Challenges for its Development16 April 2018The Economic Viability of Jatropha Biodiesel in Nepal28 July 2015Agricultural Modernization, Structural Change and Pro-poor Growth: Policy Options for the Democratic Republic of CongoJournal of Economic Structures, Vol.3, No.112 December 2014Biofuels and Poverty24 March 2014 View Published: June 2013 Copyright & Permissions Related RegionsAfricaRelated CountriesMaliRelated TopicsEnergyEnvironment KeywordsBIOFUELSAGRICULTURECOMPUTABLE GENERAL EQUILIBRIUM MODELMICRO-SIMULATIONDISTRIBUTIONAL ANALYSIS PDF DownloadLoading ...