Even when biofuel production does not directly displace people, policies designating that biofuel feedstock be grown on the least productive land make vulnerable the most marginalized farmers, who have already been pushed to the outskirts of arable hectares to eke out a living.
Kahit na biofuel production ay hindi direktang humalili tao, mga patakaran ng pagtatalaga ng biofuel na feedstock ay lumago sa hindi bababa sa produktibong lupa gawing mahina ang pinaka-marginalized magsasaka, na nai-hunhon sa labas ng maaararo ektarya upang maragdagan isang buhay.