The study noted that large-scale plantations for the production of biofuels such as bioethanol and biodiesel need intensive use of resources and inputs, including land and water, fertilisers and pesticides to which small farmers, particularly women, traditionally have limited access.
Unless policies are adopted to strengthen the participation of small farmers, especially women, in biofuel production by increasing their access to land, capital and technology, gender inequalities are likely to increase and women's vulnerability to hunger and poverty would further exacerbated, Yianna Lambrou, co-author of the report noted.
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