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Biofuels for Sustainable Rural Development and Empowerment of Women
Case Studies from Africa and Asia
Editors: Gail Karlsson and Khamarunga Banda
ENERGIA & IUCN, 2009
This book of case studies represents a collaborative effort to explore the potential of biofuels to provide sustainable livelihoods and local sources of energy for people in rural areas of developing countries, with a special emphasis on women. Although there are many forms of bio-energy that can be useful in this regard, our focus in this book is on plant products, mostly seeds, used to produce oil - which is then either utilized directly in engines or equipment, or processed into biodiesel.
Download the Introduction and the individual case studies below:
- Introduction [PDF, 132 kb]
- Cambodia: Use of Jatropha Oil for Decentralized Rural Electrification [PDF, 92 kb]
Tioulong Saumura
- Ghana: Extraction and Use of Jatropha Oil by a Village Women’s Group to Power Shea Butter Processing Equipment [PDF, 136 kb]
Sabina Anokye Mensah
- India: Producing Biodiesel Fuel from Local Seeds for Livelihoods, Water Pumping
and Power Generation [PDF, 320 kb]
Geeta Vaidyanathan and Ramani Sankaranarayanan
- Nepal: Using Community-Grown Jatropha Oil for Irrigation Pumps to Support
Increased Agricultural Production and Rural Economic Growth [PDF, 92 kb]
Megesh Tiwari and Jagadish Chandra Kuikel
- South Africa: Growing Sunflowers and Soya in Limpopo Province for Biodiesel Production [PDF, 212 kb]
Khamarunga Banda
- Sri Lanka: Integrating Biofuels into Small Farm Operations for Income and Economic Development [PDF, 84 kb]
Anoja Wickramasinghe
- Uganda: Producing Biodiesel to Power a Multifunctional Platform System [PDF, 124 kb]
Fidelis Babugura
- Zimbabwe: Women’s Roles in the National Jatropha-Growing Project [PDF, 252 kb]
Sithabiso Gandure
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