SUGAR OFFERS AFRICAN BIOFUEL PRODUCERS A FEEDSTOCK – BUT DEVELOPMENT WILL BE CHALLENGING

BY BILL CORCORAN, IN CAPE TOWN; MOHAMMED YUSUF, IN NAIROBI; AND KEITH NUTHALL A BOOK launched at last December's Durban international climate change conference has focused on the growing potential for sugar to be a biofuel feedstock in Africa. 'Bioenergy for Sustainable Development and International Competitiveness: The Role of Sugar Cane in Africa' was written by 44 authors representing 30 organisations in 16 countries and was published by Routledge. Its foreword highlights the opportunities: "Because of its high efficiency, the authors argue that sugar ...


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