05 Sep 2011The Indonesia-based Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) recently published a study assessing the potential for biofuel production in Africa.
The study, titled “Assessing Opportunities and Constraints for Biofuel Development in sub-Saharan Africa,” addresses how biofuel production could increase the region’s energy security while creating job opportunities.
The report states that there are examples of developing biodiesel production models in Zambia based on jatropha production. According to the authors, while these projects in Zambia are based on small-scale production rather than large-scale plantations, the long-term sustainability of such a model has not been proven. The authors point out it could lead to small farmers bearing the burden of raising an unviable feedstock.
http://bioenergy.checkbiotech.org/news/report_addresses_potential_biodiesel_africa
