Farmers can grow food and bio fuels in West Africa

By IPS Correspondents Reprint | | Print |

Jun 7 2012 (IPS) - Tinus de Jager speaks to Hugo Verkuijl, DG of MaliBiocarburant, who produces biofuels “in a way that supplements farmers’ incomes, contributes to poverty alleviation and respects the environment”. The question is whether farmers can grow both food and fuel in Western Africa.

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