Fostering food and energy security through by-product valorization within agricultural and agro-industrial networks: study of the province of Santiago de Cuba

摘要

The aim of this study is to investigate of how the concept of 'integrated food and energy systems' or IFES production networks could be applied - within the specific context of Eastern Cuba's agricultural and agro-industrial sectors - as an innovative approach to improve food and energy security. The Province of Santiago de Cuba in southeast Cuba was the focus of this study; its existing operations, infrastructure, resource flows and scarcities, and actor relationships provide the basis of the data used for the evaluation.