Journal
AMBIO
Volume 41, Issue 3, Pages 262-270Publisher
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s13280-011-0183-z
Keywords
Cassava feedstock; Food security; Energy production; Bio-ethanol
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- SIDA through the BIO-EARN
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Global climate issues and a looming energy crisis put agriculture under pressure in Sub-Saharan Africa. Climate adaptation measures must entail sustainable development benefits, and growing crops for food as well as energy may be a solution, removing people from hunger and poverty without compromising the environment. The present study investigated the feasibility of using non-food parts of cassava for energy production and the promising results revealed that at least 28% of peels and stems comprise dry matter, and 10 g feedstock yields > 8.5 g sugar, which in turn produced > 60% ethanol, with pH a parts per thousand 2.85, 74-84% light transmittance and a conductivity of 368 mV, indicating a potential use of cassava feedstock for ethanol production. Thus, harnessing cassava for food as well as ethanol production is deemed feasible. Such a system would, however, require supportive policies to acquire a balance between food security and fuel.
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