Bio-fuel crops research for energy security and rural development in developing countries
Soaring prices of fossil fuels, geo-political issues and environmental pollution associated with fossil fuel use has led to worldwide interest in the production and use of bio-fuels. Both the developed and developing countries have developed a range of policies to encourage production of combustible fuels from plants that triggered public and private investments in bio-fuel crop research and development, and bio-fuels production. In this article, we discuss the potential benefits of bio-fuels in increasing the farmers’ incomes, reducing environment pollution, the crop options and research and development interventions required to generate feedstocks to produce bio-fuels to meet projected demand without compromising food/fodder security in developing countries.
| Main Authors: | , , , , , |
|---|---|
| Format: | Journal Article biblioteca |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Springer
2008-12
|
| Subjects: | research, agriculture, biofuels, ethanol, food security, investigación, agricultura, biocarburante, etanol, seguridad alimentaria, |
| Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/43227 https://doi.org/10.1007/s12155-008-9022-x |
| Tags: |
Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
|