ABSTRACT

This chapter documents a case study about sustainability certification of Tanzanian smallholder farmers in a global chain for biofuel feedstock supply for a European airline. The certification project was initiated in the context of recent policy measures adopted by the EU and its member states to promote the use of biofuels. These measures, accompanied with growing public concern about climate change and oil shortages in the last decade, prompted a barrage of biofuel promotional activities by corporate and non-profit actors in the EU and beyond.