Beyond biofuels: jatropha’s multiple uses for farmers in East Africa
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2014
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| Resumo |
The jatropha plant produces seeds containing 25–40% oil by weight. This oil can be made into biodiesel. During the recent global fuel crisis, the price of crude oil peaked at over USD 130 per barrel. Jatropha attracted huge interest – it was touted as a wonder crop that could generate biodiesel oil on “marginal lands” in semi-arid areas. Its promise appeared especially great in East Africa. Today, however, jatropha’s value in East Africa appears to lie primarily in its multipurpose use by small-scale farmers, not in large-scale biofuel production. |
| Formato |
application/pdf |
| Identificador |
http://boris.unibe.ch/50784/1/WEB_CDE_Policy%20Brief_1_Jatropha_Bioenergy.pdf Ehrensperger, Albrecht; Bach, Simon; Lyimo, Reginald; Portner, Brigitte (2014). Beyond biofuels: jatropha’s multiple uses for farmers in East Africa (CDE Policy Brief 1). Bern, Switzerland: Centre for Development and Environment (CDE) doi:10.7892/boris.50784 urn:issn:2296-8687 |
| Idioma(s) |
eng |
| Publicador |
Centre for Development and Environment (CDE) |
| Relação |
http://boris.unibe.ch/50784/ https://www.cde.unibe.ch/News%20Files/WEB_CDE_Policy%20Brief_1_Jatropha_Bioenergy.pdf |
| Direitos |
info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess |
| Fonte |
Ehrensperger, Albrecht; Bach, Simon; Lyimo, Reginald; Portner, Brigitte (2014). Beyond biofuels: jatropha’s multiple uses for farmers in East Africa (CDE Policy Brief 1). Bern, Switzerland: Centre for Development and Environment (CDE) |
| Palavras-Chave | #330 Economics |
| Tipo |
info:eu-repo/semantics/report info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion PeerReviewed |
