Industrial biofuels – fuels made on an industrial scale from agricultural crops – have been put forward as an answer to energy security, climate change and rural development. ActionAid believes they

Over 20,000 people living in the Dakatcha Woodland, in Kenya’s coast region, are at risk of losing their homes and land for a biofuels plantation, producing fuel for the EU market. This report shows

The European Union’s Renewable Energy Directive contains a set of criteria designed to encourage the promotion of biofuels from sustainable sources.To count towards renewable energy targets in the EU

The project, the "Land Husbandry, Water Harvesting and Hillside Irrigation Project" (LWH) is focused on creating terraces on hillsides, improving the soil on the land under cultivation on these

This study examines the impact of production of biofuels on food security, socio-economy and the environment in six districts of Tanzania namely Rufiji, Kisarawe, Bagamoyo, Lindi, Kilwa and Arusha

ActionAid uses Human Rights Based Approach as a programming model to tackle structural causes of poverty and injustice through empowerment, solidarity and campaigns. AAIR will work with partners using

Sweet Nothings examines the tax practices of one of the world’s largest food multinationals, the Associated British Foods (ABF) group, in Zambia, one of the most impoverished countries in which it

Every year Rwanda foregoes about a quarter of its potential tax revenue through tax incentives and exemptions given to businesses to attract private sector investment. Is this money well spent?This

Unpaid care work refers to the work done in the home and in communities from preparing food, collecting firewood and water to taking care of children, the ill and the elderly. Women and girls living

In the world’s poorest countries many children have gone without quality education for far too long, and as a result, the human capital that these countries need to grow and develop sustainably is