| FIRST PLENARY SESSION |
| THE ROUNDTABLES |
| SYNTHESIS AND CONCLUSIONS |
Stakes and Perspectives of Biofuels for Africa
on November 27-29, 2007
FIRST PLENARY SESSION
State of the production of biofuels: technological and agronomical aspects
First generation biofuels technologies state-of-the-art: biodiesel and bioethanol (D. Ballerini, IFP, France)
Biofuels in Europe: example of Germany, France, Austria (E. Poitrat, Ademe)Situation and prospects for second-generation biofuels (L. Van de Steene / F. Broust, CIRAD) The particular case of the use of pure vegetable oils in engines (G. Vaitilingom) The oleaginous crops in the ECOWAS countries: situation and prospects (Hubert Omont, CIRAD) The current experience in palm oil industries in Africa (J. M. Libert, Socalpam, Cameroon) Non-food oleaginous energy crops, experience of India (A. Adholeia, TERI, India)Overview of biofuels activities in the Pacific region (J. Cloin, SOPAC, Fiji Islands)