Biofuels in Africa : Opportunities,
            Prospects, and Challenges

Mitchell, Donald

dc.creator	Mitchell, Donald
dc.date	2012-03-19T09:36:02Z
dc.date	2012-03-19T09:36:02Z
dc.date	2011
dc.date.accessioned	2023-02-17T20:38:07Z
dc.date.available	2023-02-17T20:38:07Z
dc.identifier	http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/main?menuPK=64187510&pagePK=64193027&piPK=64187937&theSitePK=523679&menuPK=64187510&searchMenuPK=64187283&siteName=WDS&entityID=000356161_20101215011718
dc.identifier	978-0-8213-8516-6
dc.identifier	http://hdl.handle.net/10986/2541
dc.identifier.uri	http://localhost:8080/xmlui/handle/CUHPOERS/242964
dc.description	Biofuels offer new opportunities for African countries. They can contribute to economic growth, employment, and rural incomes. They can become an important export for some countries and provide low-cost fuel for others. There is also a potentially large demand for biofuels to meet the rapidly growing need for local fuel. Abundant natural resources and low-cost labor make producing biofuel feedstock's a viable alternative to traditional crops; and the preferential access available to most African countries to protected markets in industrial countries provides unique export opportunities. Biofuels also bring challenges and risks, including potential land-use conflicts, environmental risks, and heightened concerns about food security. This book examines the potential of African countries to produce biofuels for export or domestic consumption and looks at the policy framework needed. It is part of the effort by the World Bank's Africa region to examine critical issues that affect the region and to recommend policies that effectively address these issues while providing an enabling environment for the private sector. The book is intended to inform policy makers and the larger development community of the global and domestic market opportunities facing biofuel producers, as well as the challenges of producing biofuels, in the Africa region.
dc.language	English
dc.publisher	World Bank
dc.relation	Directions in Development ; countries and regions
dc.rights	CC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo
dc.rights	World Bank
dc.subject	ABUNDANT NATURAL RESOURCES
dc.subject	ACID RAIN
dc.subject	AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES
dc.subject	AGRICULTURAL LAND
dc.subject	AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION
dc.subject	AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY
dc.subject	AGRICULTURAL RESIDUE
dc.subject	AIR POLLUTION
dc.subject	ALTERNATIVE CROPS
dc.subject	ALTERNATIVE ENERGY
dc.subject	ALTERNATIVE ENERGY SOURCES
dc.subject	ANIMAL FAT
dc.subject	ANIMAL FATS
dc.subject	ANIMAL FODDER
dc.subject	APPROACH
dc.subject	AVAILABILITY
dc.subject	AVIATION FUEL
dc.subject	BAGASSE
dc.subject	BIODIESEL
dc.subject	BIOENERGY
dc.subject	BIOFUEL
dc.subject	BIOFUEL INDUSTRY
dc.subject	BIOFUEL PRODUCTION
dc.subject	BIOFUEL STRATEGY
dc.subject	BIOFUEL TECHNOLOGY
dc.subject	BIOFUEL USE
dc.subject	BIOFUELS
dc.subject	BIOMASS
dc.subject	BIOMASS ENERGY
dc.subject	BIOMASS FEEDSTOCKS
dc.subject	BIRDS
dc.subject	BOILERS
dc.subject	BY-PRODUCTS
dc.subject	CARBOHYDRATES
dc.subject	CARBON CREDITS
dc.subject	CARBON DIOXIDE
dc.subject	CARBON DIOXIDE EMISSIONS
dc.subject	CARBON MARKET
dc.subject	CASH CROPS
dc.subject	CASSAVA
dc.subject	CELLULOSE
dc.subject	CELLULOSIC ETHANOL
dc.subject	CHARCOAL
dc.subject	CHARCOAL PRODUCTION
dc.subject	CLEAN DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject	CLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subject	CO
dc.subject	COAL
dc.subject	COGENERATION
dc.subject	COLLECTION COSTS
dc.subject	COMMODITY
dc.subject	CONVERSION EFFICIENCY
dc.subject	COOKING
dc.subject	COOKING OIL
dc.subject	COST OF ETHANOL
dc.subject	COST OF ETHANOL PRODUCTION
dc.subject	CROP
dc.subject	CROP PRICES
dc.subject	CROP PRODUCTION
dc.subject	CROP RESEARCH
dc.subject	CROP VARIETIES
dc.subject	CRUDE OIL
dc.subject	DEMAND FOR ENERGY
dc.subject	DEMAND FOR ETHANOL
dc.subject	DEMAND FOR GASOLINE
dc.subject	DEMONSTRATION PLANTS
dc.subject	DIESEL
dc.subject	DIESEL ENGINE
dc.subject	DIESEL ENGINES
dc.subject	DIESEL FUEL
dc.subject	DIMETHYL ETHER
dc.subject	DISTILLERY
dc.subject	ELECTRICAL ENERGY
dc.subject	ELECTRICITY
dc.subject	ELECTRICITY FOR SALE
dc.subject	ELECTRICITY PRICES
dc.subject	EMISSIONS FROM TRANSPORT
dc.subject	EMPLOYMENT
dc.subject	ENERGY CONTENT OF ETHANOL
dc.subject	ENERGY ECONOMIST
dc.subject	ENERGY PRICES
dc.subject	ENERGY REQUIREMENTS
dc.subject	ENERGY SECTOR
dc.subject	ENERGY SECURITY
dc.subject	ENERGY SOURCES
dc.subject	ENERGY SUPPLIES
dc.subject	ENERGY-SAVING TECHNOLOGIES
dc.subject	ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFIT
dc.subject	ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS
dc.subject	ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS
dc.subject	ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS
dc.subject	ENVIRONMENTAL POLICIES
dc.subject	ENVIRONMENTAL RISKS
dc.subject	ETHANOL
dc.subject	ETHANOL FEEDSTOCKS
dc.subject	ETHANOL IMPORTS
dc.subject	ETHANOL MARKET
dc.subject	ETHANOL PLANT
dc.subject	ETHANOL PLANTS
dc.subject	ETHANOL PRICES
dc.subject	ETHANOL PRODUCER
dc.subject	ETHANOL PRODUCERS
dc.subject	ETHANOL PRODUCTION
dc.subject	ETHANOL PRODUCTION CAPACITY
dc.subject	ETHANOL PRODUCTION COSTS
dc.subject	ETHANOL PRODUCTION FACILITIES
dc.subject	ETHANOL PRODUCTION FACILITY
dc.subject	ETHANOL PRODUCTION PROCESS
dc.subject	ETHANOL PROGRAM
dc.subject	ETHANOL YIELD
dc.subject	ETHANOL YIELDS
dc.subject	EXTRACTION PROCESSES
dc.subject	FAO
dc.subject	FARM
dc.subject	FARMERS
dc.subject	FEEDSTOCK
dc.subject	FEEDSTOCK COSTS
dc.subject	FEEDSTOCK FOR ETHANOL
dc.subject	FEEDSTOCK FOR ETHANOL PRODUCTION
dc.subject	FEEDSTOCKS
dc.subject	FERMENTATION
dc.subject	FERTILIZERS
dc.subject	FOOD CONSUMPTION
dc.subject	FOOD CROPS
dc.subject	FOOD PRODUCTION
dc.subject	FOOD SECURITY
dc.subject	FOSSIL
dc.subject	FOSSIL FUEL
dc.subject	FOSSIL FUELS
dc.subject	FUEL
dc.subject	FUEL CELLS
dc.subject	FUEL CONSUMPTION
dc.subject	FUEL DEMAND
dc.subject	FUEL PRICES
dc.subject	FUEL REQUIREMENTS
dc.subject	FUEL WOOD
dc.subject	FUELS
dc.subject	GASES
dc.subject	GASIFICATION
dc.subject	GASIFICATION TECHNOLOGIES
dc.subject	GASOLINE
dc.subject	GASOLINE PRICES
dc.subject	GENERATION
dc.subject	GHG
dc.subject	GRAIN
dc.subject	GRAINS
dc.subject	GRASSES
dc.subject	GREENHOUSE GAS
dc.subject	GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS
dc.subject	GREENHOUSE GASES
dc.subject	HARVESTING
dc.subject	HEAVY OIL
dc.subject	HECTARES OF LAND
dc.subject	HEMICELLULOSE
dc.subject	HIGH-YIELDING VARIETIES
dc.subject	HOUSEHOLD ENERGY
dc.subject	HUSBANDRY
dc.subject	HYDROCARBONS
dc.subject	HYDROLYSIS
dc.subject	INTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
dc.subject	JATROPHA
dc.subject	KEROSENE
dc.subject	LABOR COSTS
dc.subject	LABOR PRODUCTIVITY
dc.subject	LAND RESOURCES
dc.subject	LIGHTING
dc.subject	LIQUEFACTION
dc.subject	LIQUID BIOFUEL
dc.subject	LIQUID BIOFUELS
dc.subject	LIQUID FUELS
dc.subject	LUBRICITY
dc.subject	MAIZE
dc.subject	MAIZE YIELDS
dc.subject	METHANOL
dc.subject	MOLASSES
dc.subject	NATIONAL GRID
dc.subject	NITROGEN
dc.subject	OIL
dc.subject	OIL EXTRACTION
dc.subject	OIL PALM
dc.subject	OIL PALMS
dc.subject	OIL PRICES
dc.subject	OIL PRODUCTION
dc.subject	OIL YIELDS
dc.subject	OILS
dc.subject	OILSEEDS
dc.subject	PEST CONTROL
dc.subject	PETROLEUM
dc.subject	PLANT OIL
dc.subject	PLANTING
dc.subject	PLANTING MATERIALS
dc.subject	POWER
dc.subject	POWER GENERATORS
dc.subject	POWER GRID
dc.subject	POWER PLANTS
dc.subject	PRICE VOLATILITY
dc.subject	PRIMARY FEEDSTOCK
dc.subject	PRIMARY SOURCE OF ENERGY
dc.subject	PRODUCE
dc.subject	PRODUCT OF ETHANOL PRODUCTION
dc.subject	PRODUCT QUALITY
dc.subject	PRODUCTION COST
dc.subject	PRODUCTION INCENTIVES
dc.subject	PRODUCTION OF ETHANOL
dc.subject	PRODUCTION OF FEEDSTOCKS
dc.subject	PYROLYSIS
dc.subject	RAPESEED
dc.subject	RENEWABLE FUEL
dc.subject	RENEWABLE SOURCES
dc.subject	RURAL AREAS
dc.subject	RURAL VILLAGES
dc.subject	SMOKE
dc.subject	SOIL NUTRIENTS
dc.subject	SORGHUM
dc.subject	SOYBEAN OIL
dc.subject	SOYBEANS
dc.subject	STARCHES
dc.subject	SUGAR
dc.subject	SUGAR CROPS
dc.subject	SUGAR FACTORY
dc.subject	SUGAR MILLS
dc.subject	SUGARCANE
dc.subject	SUGARCANE BAGASSE
dc.subject	SUGARCANE ETHANOL
dc.subject	SUGARCANE PRODUCTION
dc.subject	SUGARCANE RESIDUE
dc.subject	SUGARS
dc.subject	SYNTHESIS GAS
dc.subject	SYNTHETIC NATURAL GAS
dc.subject	TAX REVENUES
dc.subject	TEA
dc.subject	TEA RESEARCH
dc.subject	TRADITIONAL BIOMASS
dc.subject	TREES
dc.subject	TROPICAL FORESTS
dc.subject	TURBINES
dc.subject	VEGETABLE OIL
dc.subject	VEGETABLE OILS
dc.subject	VEHICLES
dc.subject	WHEAT
dc.subject	WHOLESALE PRICES
dc.subject	WOOD
dc.subject	WOOD FUEL
dc.subject	WOOD FUELS
dc.subject	WOODS
dc.title	Biofuels in Africa : Opportunities, Prospects, and Challenges
dc.type	Publications & Research :: Publication
dc.type	Publications & Research :: Publication
dc.coverage	Africa
dc.coverage	Africa