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Sustainable bioenergy development: opportunities and challenges in research and policy for Africa

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Global Bioenergy Development Discourses •Climate change & energy insecurity have driven boom on liquid agrofuel •Speculations have led to concern over food security/poverty •LCA studies have started questioning efficiency African Bioenergy Development Discourses •Bioenergy regarded as a win-win-win option (above 2+econ development) •Some small-farmers regarded it as new “cash” crops •Some expat. investors regarded it as large investment chances African Experiences so Far •Agronomic solutions require lots of research and development •Value chains of agrofuels have not yet well developed •Some land grabbing occurred with negative socioecon & env. impacts •Critical importance of woodfuels is completely forgotten

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