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  1. A Conceptual Framework for Implementing Sustainable Livelihoods and Innovation in Biofuel Production among Smallholder Farmers

    A Conceptual Framework for Implementing Sustainable Livelihoods and Innovation in Biofuel Production among Smallholder Farmers

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Chipo Nyamwena-Mukonza --- , South Africa
    There has been renewed interest in biofuel production globally as a response to the continuous increase in oil prices, the depletion of fossil fuels and as nations move towards a low carbon economy. The paper is a work in progress...
  2. Carbon stocks of the terraces of the Lower Tana River floodplain and delta, Kenya, prior to conversion for biofuel production

    Carbon stocks of the terraces of the Lower Tana River floodplain and delta, Kenya, prior to conversion for biofuel production

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: LV Mukhwana --- Kenya Wetlands Biodiversity Research Team (KENWEB), Kenya Q Luke --- Kenya Wetlands Biodiversity Research Team (KENWEB), Kenya E Delmas --- Kenya Wetlands Biodiversity Research Team (KENWEB), Kenya K Otoi --- Kenya Wetlands Biodiversity Research Team (KENWEB), Kenya O Hamerlynck --- Kenya Wetlands Biodiversity Research Team (KENWEB), Kenya L Vandepitte --- Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ), Belgium B Adkins --- Dadacha Consulting Ltd, Kenya
    Few studies have addressed the terraces adjacent to the Tana River and delta. In May 2012 a survey assessed the woody vegetation of the terraces in anticipation of their conversion to a biofuel farm. The 64 000 hectares targeted by...