by Caroline Vakil (The Hill)Republican presidential candidate Sen. Tim Scott (S.C.) is targeting the Chinese Communist Party over purchasing farmland in Iowa
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Back TO HOMEPalm Oil for Biodiesel in the Amazon: Sustainable Fuel or Deforestation Risk?
Monica Prestes (Dialogo Chino) A planned biorefinery will require the cultivation of 120,000 hectares of oil palm, increasing the area
March 29, 2022 Read Full Article
Palm Biofuel, Agro-Based Pharmaceuticals, Others Can Replace Petroleum, Says Ikuenobe
(The Guardian) ... Oil palm can fetch Nigeria as much revenue as the crude oil can so said the Governor of
May 21, 2020 Read Full Article
Zimbabwe Bio Energy Sets the Record Straight Regarding Nuanetsi Ranch
by Chantal Riley (My Press Portal/PR Worx) Following recent inaccurate media reporting, Zimbabwe Bio Energy (ZBE) wishes to set the record straight
March 21, 2019 Read Full Article
Why Investors Ditched Sh2tr Biofuels Projects
by Ludger Kasumuni (The Citizen) Several investors have abandoned their $1 billion (Sh2.3 trillion) biofuels projects in Tanzania, according to a
January 11, 2019 Read Full Article
Chipinge Villagers Sue Greenfuel to Stop Seizure of Communal Land
(Radio VOP) VILLAGERS in Chipinge, Manicaland province have dragged ethanol producer, GreenFuel to court to stop it from occupying their communal land and
December 14, 2018 Read Full Article
Oyo Compensates Owners of Land Acquired for Cassava Plantation
(The Guardian Nigeria)The Oyo State government has paid compensation to about 77 families whose lands were acquired recently for mass
March 23, 2018 Read Full Article
Bill Aims to Dismantle RFS, Limit Biofuel Blending
by Erin Voegele (Ethanol Producer Magazine) On March 8, Rep. Peter Welch, D-Vt., and Sen. Tom Udall, D-N.M., introduced companion bills
March 09, 2018 Read Full Article
A Sit Down with Conrad Rautenbach from Green Fuel
(The Herald) Fuel prices shot up recently before Government intervened by reducing import duty on fuel to stem the price madness
February 19, 2018 Read Full Article
Biofuel Potential in Southeast Asia: Raising Food Yields, Reducing Food Waste and Utilising Residues
(International Renewable Energy Agency) Southeast Asia has considerable resources to produce liquid biofuels sustainably, using biomass feedstocks that would not cause
July 25, 2017 Read Full Article
Foreign Investment in U.S. Farmland on the Rise
By Johnathan Hettinger and Robert Holly with additional reporting by Jelter Meers (Midwest Center for Investigative Reporting) In 2013, the
July 07, 2017 Read Full Article
New Research: Forcing Local Peoples off Their Lands Drives Almost Two-Thirds of Conflicts Between Companies and Local Communities in Africa
(RightsAndResources.org) Experts at Dakar event point to a significant cause of investment losses, work stoppages and violence across Africa: the
February 17, 2017 Read Full Article
The Yield Dividend: 5-10X Increase in Sorghum Opening New Options for Africa?
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ... In South Africa,, Chromatin and Zaad Holdings have entered into an alliance to produce and
April 01, 2016 Read Full Article
Biofuels Production Plan already in Action
by Boyd Webb (IOL News) Once home to millions of displaced black South Africans, former homelands are expected to become
October 19, 2015 Read Full Article
Biofuels, Oil Palm and Agribusiness in Southeast Asia – Planning for Sustainability?
(Stockholm Environment Institute) This brief draws together SEI research done between 2011 and 2014 on agribusiness developments – especially of
September 29, 2015 Read Full Article
Summary of Incorporating Bioenergy in Sustainable Landscape Designs Workshop Released
(US Department of Energy) BETO recently published a report summarizing the proceedings of the second Incorporating Bioenergy in Sustainable Landscape Designs
August 27, 2015 Read Full Article
Future Farm, Future Crop: Utopia or Dystopia? Parts 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 of 5
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) As America’s farmers hit retirement age and technology options explode, what comes next? ... The average
August 10, 2015 Read Full Article
Ghosts of Problems Past and Present Loom over Nigerian Palm Oil Plans
by Greg Norman (Mongabay.com) ... Cross River State, a coastal jurisdiction in southeastern Nigeria, still bears the marks of the country's agricultural
June 03, 2015 Read Full Article
Integrating Place-Specific Livelihood and Equity Outcomes into Global Assessments of Bioenergy Deployment
by Felix Creutzig, Esteve Corbera, Simon Bolwig and Carol Hunsberger (IOP Science) Integrated assessment models suggest that the large-scale deployment
October 30, 2013 Read Full Article
Biofuels Producers Hunting Foreign Fields
by Mackinnon Lawrence (Forbes) ... Companies like SG Biofuels, Ceres, and others are squarely focused on biotechnology innovation, involving complex biological modifications at the
October 25, 2013 Read Full Article
Bio-Fuel Production Threatens Ghana’s Agriculture – Director
(Ghana Business News) Mr Cyril T. Quist, Brong Ahafo Regional Director of Agriculture, has said mining and biofuel production in
October 21, 2013 Read Full Article
One-Sided Report on Biofuels Cost is Wrong
by Rob Vierhout (ePURE/Ethanol Producer Magazine) ... The “accountancy-model” IISD used was one-sided, looking only at government expenditure but leaving out
September 25, 2013 Read Full Article
Is Ethanol Starving Africa?
by Amar Toor (The Verge) Accusations of land grabbing revive debate over "food versus fuel" ... But some experts say that
September 20, 2013 Read Full Article
Biofuels and the Straw Man
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ...ActionAid UK released a report this week focusing on the story of Addax Biofuels in
September 04, 2013 Read Full Article
Zimbabwe: Chisumbanje Workers Appeal to President
(AllAfrica.com) Villagers and workers in Chisumbanje and surrounding areas want President Mugabe to intervene and save the US$600 million Chisumbanje
March 13, 2013 Read Full Article
Myths and Facts about Bioenergy in Africa
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) In the Netherlands, PANGEA (Partners for Euro African Green Energy) is launching today a booklet
March 12, 2013 Read Full Article
Corporations, Investors 'Grabbing' Land and Water Overseas
by By Brian Bienkowsk (Environmental Health News) As a growing population stresses the world's food and water supplies, corporations and investors
February 19, 2013 Read Full Article
EU Biofuels Policy Still Driving the Second Scramble for Africa
(ActionAid) At a seminar on biofuels in Dublin yesterday, David Barissa, a leading expert on food security and land rights
February 15, 2013 Read Full Article
Villagers, Police Clash over Disputed Land
by Obey Manayiti (News Day) Dozens of angry villagers last week fought running battles with Zimbabwe Republic Police officers over
January 01, 2013 Read Full Article
Govt Urged to Empower Small Farmers in Biofuel Production
by Gerald Kitabu (IPP Media) The government of Tanzania has been urged to localise biofuel commercial production by empowering small
December 27, 2012 Read Full Article
Tanzania: Villagers Cry Foul On Bio-Fuel Investments
by Ashery Mkama (AllAfrica.com) Villagers from Kilwa and Rufiji districts have requested the government to involve them in implementation
December 14, 2012 Read Full Article
Kenyan Biofuel Dream Proves Elusive for Alberta Firm
by Sara Mojtehedzadeh (Edmonton Journal) Bedford Biofuels’ plantation is stalled, and along with it the company’s promise to provide jobs and
December 03, 2012 Read Full Article
In Indonesia and Malaysia, as Demand for Palm Oil Grows, So Do Environmental, Labor Concerns
by Jason Motlagh (The Washington Post/Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting) Long a preferred cooking ingredient in developing countries, palm oil
November 29, 2012 Read Full Article
Govt Urged to Reduce Land Size Granted to Biofuel Businesses
(IPPMedia/The Guardian Reporter) The government has been urged to reduce the maximum land size of each bio-fuel developer from the
November 27, 2012 Read Full Article
False Hope: The Harmful Promotion of Agrofuels in Asia and Canada
by Jack Litster (CCCI-CCIC) When the price of agrofuel production finally became economically competitive with the high price of oil
November 17, 2012 Read Full Article
EU Must Ensure Biofuel Producers in Indonesia Respect Land Rights
(The Guardian) Tighter EU rules on biofuel production are failing to protect the land rights of Indonesia's indigenous communities ...To understand
November 12, 2012 Read Full Article
Zimbabwe: Chisumbanje's Ethanol Can Transform People's Lives - Mangoma
(All Africa) The Chisumbanje Ethanol Project, if properly managed has the potential of bringing about meaningful development that can change
October 15, 2012 Read Full Article
World Bank Rejects Call to Halt Land Deals
(Newstime Africa) The World Bank has rejected a call to suspend its involvement in large scale agricultural land acquisition following
October 15, 2012 Read Full Article
Shell Scraps Controversial Biofuels Plan after Brazilian Indian Protest
(SurvivalInternational.org) ...But some of its sugar cane is grown on land claimed by the Guarani tribe, one of the most persecuted
June 30, 2012 Read Full Article
JOil Sees Tripling of Jatropha Productivity over Next Eight Years through Application of Biotechnology
(PRNewsWire/Moneylife) Scientific findings and process on biofuel crop presented in a paper delivered at INSULA (International Scientific Council for Island
January 23, 2012 Read Full Article
The Big Land Grab: What’s at Stake for Biofuels, and You?
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Biofuels Digest senior editor Meghan Sapp, in her other role as Secretary-General of the
December 13, 2011 Read Full Article
Africa's Farmland in Demand: 'Is There a Better Place than This?'
by Rick Westhead (The Star) ...Indian industrialist Sai Ramakrishna Karuturi has his eye on this lush scenery, too, but he
December 05, 2011 Read Full Article
Agrisol’s $100 Million Land Deal Opposed by US Environment Group
by Kevin Kelley (The East African) A leading US environmental group is opposing the planned purchase of 325,000 hectares of
November 28, 2011 Read Full Article
AMG Bioenergy Resources Holdings Ltd.: Update on Acquisition of Plantations
(AMG/MarketWire) AMG Bioenergy Resources Holdings Ltd. (the "Company") (TSX VENTURE:ABG), a Canadian publicly traded company, wishes to provide an update
November 28, 2011 Read Full Article
UK Firm's Failed Biofuel Dream Wrecks Lives of Tanzania Villagers
by Damian Carrington (The Guardian/The Observer) The collapse of Sun Biofuels has left hundreds of Tanzanians landless, jobless, and in despair
November 02, 2011 Read Full Article
Tanzania: Sun Biofuels Jatropha Project in Kisarawe Suspended
by Finnigan Wa Simbeye (AllAfrica.com) An ambitious biodiesel project which was allocated over 8,000 hectares of land by Kisarawe
October 07, 2011 Read Full Article
From the Parliament: Opposition Warns against Rukwa Bio-Fuel Project
(The Daily News) THE government has been warned against allocating over 320,000 hectares of prime land in Rukwa Region to
September 14, 2011 Read Full Article
Guarani Indians in Southern Brazil Have Called on Shell to Withdraw from their Ancestral Land, Where the Oil Giant Produces ethanol from Sugar Cane, According to a Native Rights Group.
(Radio Netherlands Worldwide) "Shell must leave our land... The companies must stop using indigenous land," said Ambrosio Vilhalva, a Guarani
September 08, 2011 Read Full Article
Food Security Not Necessarily Threatened By Biofuels
(Rainharvest) To achieve “win-win outcomes” for bio-energy, food security and poverty reduction, we must recognise that these outcomes are possible. This
July 18, 2011 Read Full Article
Biofuels Land Grab in Kenya's Tana Delta Fuels Talk of War
(Guardian News and Mail) Gamba Manyatta village is empty now, weeds already roping around the few skeletal hut frames still
July 05, 2011 Read Full Article
African Case Study: Palm Oil and Economic Development in Nigeria and Ghana; Recommendations for the World Bank's 2010 Palm Oil Strategy
by Thompson Ayodele (Initiative for Public Policy Analysis) Forward by Dr. Matthew O. Eshalomi: Growth and prosperity of an economy are
August 24, 2010 Read Full Article
Deforestation and Exploitation in Papua's Plantations Boom
(Environmental Investigation Agency) Field investigations by the Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) and Telapak reveal that ill-prepared indigenous Papuan communities are