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A new publication is the most recent output of TNRF's applied research study on the biofuels sector. The book, titled Biofuels, land access and rural livelihoods in Tanzania, is the latest in a series of publications by the International Institute for Environment and Development that looks at land tenure and resource access in Africa. The study documents the experiences of communities with three types of biofuel crops -- sugarcane, jatropha and palm -- in four regions, and analyzes the benefits these communities earn from plantation and small holder crop production.
The Policy Forum will host a public "Breakfast Debate" in collaboration with TNRF on the opportunities and threats from the biofuels industry in Tanzania on 29th May at 7.30am-9.00am. Speakers from government and civil society will discuss their perspectives on the impact of the emerging biofuels industry on rural livelihoods, land rights and national
Sustainable Biofuels Program, College du Management de la Technologie, Chaire de Gestion des Systemes Energetiques, Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne (2006)
Rural Livelihood Development Company, Dodoma (2007)
Abstract:
Is the growing and processing of Jatropha in the semi-arid Central Corridor of Tanzania
a way to improve the income of rural households and thereby enhance their livelihood?
WWF is organizing a national workshop to initiate dialogue among interested parties on developing National Guidelines on Biofuel investments in Tanzania. The workshop is planned at Oasis Hotel, Morogoro from 9th to 11th June 2008. This initiative comes as stakeholders recognize that Tanzania has approved a number of biofuel development projects and that globally there are divided ideas on issues related to biofuels investments.
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