Phase 1: Develop analytical framework and guidance to assess the bioen­ergy and food security nexus.

Phase 2: Assess bioenergy potential and food security implications.

Phase 3: Strengthen institutional capacities, exchange knowledge, pilot sustainable and food-secure bioenergy practices, and recommend stan­dards and policies

BEFS partners include Cambodia, Peru, Tanzania, and Thailand. The project has already begun in Tanzania. The project provides to these countries a science- based quantitative methodology to minimize food security risks. This approach helps to build their own capacity and management, at the same time, appreciat­ing food security concerns. The project itself is not just an assessment. BEFS produces a permanent economic forecast and food security monitoring, which emphasizes deepening insights for developing countries’ bioenergy potentials

Figure 12.1 shows the analytical framework of the BEFS project. Every mod­ule is linearly connected, but entirely independent in relation to other modules. One axis is the basis of all the modules: consideration of food security as primary. The purposes and activities of the modules are discussed below.

12.5.1 Purposes and Activities of Modules

12.5.2.1 Module 1

Biomass potential helps stakeholders to understand:

• The extent and location of areas suitable for the relevant bioenergy crops.

• Assist farmers in bioenergy developments in their land-use planning.

• Highlight the advantages and disadvantages of different agricultural production systems and level of inputs.

• Detail land requirements for current and future food to safeguard food production.