Can Tanzania realise rural development through biofuel plantations? Insights from the study in Rufiji District

Energy for Sustainable Development

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 320-327

  Mwakaje, Agnes Godfrey ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DAR ES SALAAM   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

Africa; Biofuel plantations; Rural development; Smallholder farmers; Tanzania

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; BIODIVERSITY; BIOFUELS; COMMERCE; FOOD SUPPLY; REGIONAL PLANNING;

AFRICA; BIOFUEL PLANTATION; RURAL DEVELOPMENT; SMALLHOLDER FARMERS; TANZANIA;

RURAL AREAS;

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY; ALTERNATIVE FUEL; BIOFUEL; ENERGY POLICY; FUEL CONSUMPTION; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; LEGISLATIVE IMPLEMENTATION; NATURAL RESOURCE; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; RURAL DEVELOPMENT; SMALLHOLDER;

PWANI; RUFIJI; TANZANIA;

EID: 84865442856     PISSN: 09730826     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.esd.2012.07.001     Document Type: Article

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