Research needed to cut risks to biofuel farmers
Dryland farmers are growing novel crops for biofuel, but domestication and research into yields and pests is still needed, says William Dar.
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Dryland farmers are growing novel crops for biofuel, but domestication and research into yields and pests is still needed, says William Dar.
Strong international policies are needed to stop the biofuel revolution threatening food security for the poor, says Siwa Msangi.
Biofuel production offers a lifeline to sugar-producing countries hit by the European Union's 2006 sugar reforms, argues Maureen Wilson.
Biofuels offer huge potential, but pose challenges best countered with strong and coherent development policies, says S. Arungu-Olende.
The state, business and media are vital to tackling Africa's environmental challenges, says Rwandan president Paul Kagame.
Source: Business Daily Africa
20 June 2007 | EN
Brazilian president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, stands up for biofuels' role in sustainable development.
Source: Guardian Unlimited
7 June 2007 | EN
Source: Science
Developing countries should copy Brazil's programme for producing sugarcane ethanol as a sustainable energy source, says José Goldemberg.
Source: Science
12 February 2007 | EN
John P. Holdren says that North or South, achieving a sustainable standard of living means shifting to efficient alternatives.
Source: Science
9 February 2007 | EN
The Clean Development Mechanism has not yet stimulated a significant low-carbon energy market in the developing world — crucial if it is to help limit climate change, says Michael Wara.
Source: Nature
SciDev.Net readers respond to a recent editorial on whether developing nations should embrace nuclear energy.
4 August 2006 | EN
Guilio Volpi argues that Brazil's policy of promoting biofuels risks increasing deforestation and greenhouse gas emissions.
Source: The Guardian
22 March 2006 | EN