Bioenergy in developing countries experiences and prospects: bioenergy and agriculture promises and challenges

Daniel M. Kammen

No 14(10), 2020 vision briefs from International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

Abstract: "Biomass energy programs offer a wide range of potential benefits for developing countries. Already traditional biomass products like firewood, charcoal, manure, and crop residues provide the main source of household energy use for some 2–3 billion people in the developing world, and this demand is likely to grow in the years ahead. But new technologies for commercial energy production from biomass are emerging that could lead to dramatic new opportunities for agriculture and the rural sector, as well as help developing countries reduce their dependence on expensive oil imports. Both the traditional and the new options for biomass energy pose challenges that will require technology and policy solutions to ensure efficient, healthy, and environmentally sustainable outcomes... In the household fuel and health sector, tremendous gains in fuel reduction and health improvement are possible through the design and dissemination of improved stoves. At the same time, significant benefits to forest sustainability and biomass production are achievable by enforcing sustainable forest and agricultural waste management strategies." from Text

Keywords: Biomass energy; Household energy; Technological innovations; Commercial energy production; Environmental sustainability; Fuel reduction; Health improvement; Forest management; Agricultural waste management (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2006
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