Biofuels investments in Tanzania: Policy options for sustainable business models
Abstract
Biofuels: globally advocated as an environmentally friendly alternative source for energy
US and Brazil: global producers of biodiesel and ethanol
Southern African Nations: the “Middle East” of biofuels
-Chief Executive of the UK biofuels suppliers
Initial projects started without guidelines, policy, legal and regulatory framework
Acquisitions of large tracts: threat to food security & tenure of land
Foreign vs home developed policies