Bioethanol for clean cooking: Opportunities for improving the sustainability of local value chains

Overview

Bioethanol offers a promising option in Africa given that it can be produced from renewable sources that are locally grown in many countries, can generate new income streams for agricultural producers to foster rural economic growth and help reduce countries' dependencies on fuel imports, thereby strengthening energy security in the continent.

Despite this promising outlook, domestic production and adoption of bioethanol for cooking is not feasible nor appropriate in all contexts. This webinar presents lessons learned from stakeholder workshops conducted by FAO in Rwanda and Uganda on common barriers and best practices. A promising case of local bioethanol production from cassava in Kenya will also be presented to show how the development of this sector can align with sustainable development.

The webinar is hosted by the Global Bioenergy Partnership (GBEP) as part of the project "International dialogues on bioethanol as a clean cooking fuel in selected countries in Africa and Asia", funded by the United States Department of Agriculture Foreign Agricultural Service (USDA-FAS). More information and other webinars on this theme can be found on the GBEP website.

 

Agenda

14:00 – 14:05	Brief introduction to webinar
	Tiziana Pirelli, GBEP Secretariat
14:05 – 14:20	Lessons learned from stakeholder dialogues on bioethanol for clean cooking in Rwanda and Uganda
	Constance Miller, GBEP Secretariat
14:20 – 14:40	Bioethanol from cassava production on marginal land in Kenya – lessons for improving the sustainability of locally produced feedstock
	Linda Davis, Giraffe Bioenergy, Kenya
14:40 – 15:00	Q&A and discussion
	Tiziana Pirelli, GBEP Secretariat

 

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