Policies and institutions for assuring pro-poor rural development and food security through bioenergy productioncase studies on bush-to-energy and Jatropha in Namibia

For bioenergy to support rural development and food security, guiding policies and institutions are needed. This study derives recommendation for a better regulatory environment for bioenergy development in Nambia, based on the analyses of two value chains: the bush-to-energy cluster and Jatropha.