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Title Bio-fuel crops research for energy security and rural development in developing countries
 
Names Reddy, B.V.S.
Ramesh, S.
Kumar, A.
Wani, S.P.
Ortiz, R.
Ceballos, H.
Sreedevi, T.K.
Date Issued 2008 (iso8601)
Abstract Soaring prices of fossil fuels, geo-political issues and environmental pollution associated with fossil fuel use has led to worldwide interest in the production and use of bio-fuels. Both the developed and developing countries have developed a range of policies to encourage production of combustible fuels from plants that triggered public and private investments in bio-fuel crop research and development, and bio-fuels production. In this article, we discuss the potential benefits of bio-fuels in increasing the farmers’ incomes, reducing environment pollution, the crop options and research and development interventions required to generate feedstocks to produce bio-fuels to meet projected demand without compromising food/fodder security in developing countries.
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Access Condition Restricted Access
Identifier http://hdl.handle.net/10883/2151