Biofuel Investment in Tanzania

The study reveals a lack of accountability and governance in managing biofuel investments in the country. As a result, biofuel investments have done little to alleviate poverty, empower villagers, and protect the environment. As villages were unprepared, hastened to make decision, and were lured by words of the investors and leaders who promoted the benefits of the investment more than its threats. Reviews of the minutes from the villages meetings show that villagers accepted the investment but with certain conditions and demands; however, most of these conditions and demands were not fulfilled by the investors. As a result of biofuel investment, the local communities lost their land and their livelihoods are endangered.