Revising the potential of large-scale Jatropha oil production in Tanzania: An economic land evaluation assessment

Energy Policy

Volumn 57, Issue , 2013, Pages 491-505

  Segerstedt, Anna ^a   Bobert, Jans ^b  

^a LEIBNIZ UNIVERSITY HANNOVER   (Germany)

^b LEIBNIZ CENTRE FOR AGRICULTURAL LANDSCAPE RESEARCH ZALF   (Germany)

Author keywords

Certification; Jatropha; Tanzania

Indexed keywords

CERTIFICATION; DOMESTIC PRODUCTION; ECONOMIC FEASIBILITIES; EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH; JATROPHA; LARGE SCALE PRODUCTIONS; SITE SPECIFIC CHARACTERISTICS; TANZANIA;

INTERNATIONAL TRADE;

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS;

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY; BIOFUEL; CERTIFICATION; COMPLIANCE; DIESEL; EUROPEAN UNION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; EXPORT; FEASIBILITY STUDY; INPUT-OUTPUT ANALYSIS; LAND EVALUATION; OIL PRODUCTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SUSTAINABILITY; VEGETABLE OIL;

TANZANIA;

JATROPHA; JATROPHA CURCAS;

EID: 84876322283     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2013.02.023     Document Type: Article

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