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Bioenergy - a new opportunity or a major threat to pastoralism? [1]

Can pastoral communities benefit from the cultivation of biofuel crops? Work carried out by SOS Sahel International U K to facilitate debate and understanding on the current biofuel boom in dryland Africa points to some interesting possibilities. At the same time many questions need to be answered before pastoralists can benefit from bioenergy production.

Publication Date: 
01/03/2009
Daniel McGahey [2]
Haramata [3]
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Tags:
Wastelands [4], Wasteland Development [5], Dryland Farming [6], Bio Fuel Crops [7], Livestock [8], Biofuel [9], Energy [10], Africa [11]

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Source URL: http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/feature-article/bioenergy-new-opportunity-or-major-threat-pastoralism

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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/feature-article/bioenergy-new-opportunity-or-major-threat-pastoralism
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/daniel-mcgahey
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/haramata
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/wastelands
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/wasteland-development
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/dryland-farming
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/bio-fuel-crops
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/livestock
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/biofuel
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/energy
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/africa