| FIRST PLENARY SESSION |
| SECOND PLENARY SESSION |
| THIRD PLENARY SESSION |
| THE ROUNDTABLES |
| SYNTHESIS AND CONCLUSIONS |
Stakes and Perspectives of Biofuels for Africa
on November 27-29, 2007
THE ROUNDTABLES
Roundtable 1: Biofuels for transport versus electricity production
Benefits of rural electrification in Africa (Togola Ibrahim, Mali-Folkecenter, Mali) Electrification experiences from Guinea Bissau. (Dianka Mamadou, PRBE, Burkina Faso)Sustainability of using biomass for transportation. ( WOODS Jeremy, imperial College)Synthesis and recommendation following the roundtable 1
The National Program for Energy Valorisation of Jatropha (PNVEP) (SAMAKE Abubakar, head of PNVEP-CNESOLER, Mali) The Jatropha curcas plant (also known as Pourghere) about which there is a lot of talk (OUEDRAOGO Makido) Synthesis and recommendation following the roundtable 2
The 110 KVA generating set using strait palm oil in Mbongo, Cameroon (Jean Marie LIBERT, SOCAPALM Cameroon) Existing technical applications (details) (LIENNARD Alain, CIRAD) Synthesis and recommendation following the roundtable3
Will the growing demand for biofuels lead to food crisis? (JUMBE Charles, FANRPAN, Malawi) Global land use changes - use of agricultural and other land for biofuel production. (FALLOT Abigail, CIRAD)Are Bioenergy Crops different from other cash crop? (KRELL, Rainer, FAO,Italy)Synthesis and recommendation following the roundtable 4
The necessity of supportive Framework for the Production of Energy Crops in Africa (MADJERA Michael, Allemagne)Country Studies -Presentations MALIGHANABURKINASENGALSynthesis and recommendation following the roundtable5
The biofuels contribution to poverty eradication/ Achievement of the Millennium Development Goals. (CULOT Marguerite, Ehical Sugar (NGOs), France) Synthesis and recommendation following the roundtable 6
Investment opportunities of the African private sector for biofuels. (CHAMPEAUX Alain, S. A. TOTAL France) The public / private partnership: a promising method (SABIN Jean Claude, Agro Energy Development, France) Synthesis and recommendation following the roundtable 7
Options to promote the sustainability of biofuels (Jean Philippe DENRUYER, WWF, Belgium) Synthesis and recommendation following the roundtable 8
