There is a recent trend to allocate large tracts of land in Sub-Sahara Africa for the production of industrial crops (IC) such as sugarcane, jatropha, oil palm and cotton used for non-food purposes including bioenergy and fibre.
These land conversions are often financed through direct foreign investments and are justified as an engine of economic growth and rural development. Yet they are often undertaken in countries of Sub-Sahara Africa that are barely food self-sufficient.
FICESSA aims to provide clear empirical evidence of how industrial crops compete for land with food crops in Sub-Saharan Africa, and the mechanisms through which this competition can affect food security, whether in a positive or a negative manner.
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