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Sun Biofuels Roots for Clean Energy in East Africa - Green Corporate News 10-July-2008
'…While producing a renewable supply of fuel these biofuel projects also have immense potential for boosting economic growth and for poverty reduction in developing countries…Our plantation based activities have the potential for large scale job creation. Sun Biofuels anticipated 9,000 hectare project in Tanzania in the Kisarawe region is expected to create over 1,700 jobs for local people… '
Biofuels Markets Africa Threat or Opportunity - Biofuels International July-2008
'…The land issue is a difficult one politically in Africa, because of land ownership and access, Morgan said…things are also complicated by the food debate… We believe jatropha is different, because it uses land not used for food and the region's rainfall patterns suit its cultivation. Any concerns about invasive species doing damage are also unfounded, as there are quite a lot of jatropha trees growing wild already in Africa...'
CNBC interview - 06-June-2008
Debate on the effect of biofuels production on developing countries in Africa, with Sun Biofuels’ CEO Richard Morgan and CNBC’s Carina Kamel
Infocus Jatropha - Cleantech Magazine May-2008
'..Trading Emissions recently took over majority control of Sun Biofuels, through the acquisition of minority shareholders' interests….Sun Biofuel, which has been growing jatropha in Ethiopia since 2005… is also developing projects and planting in Tanzania and Mozambique...SBF has an ongoing land purchase programme in Tanzania and Mozambique...the company is working on optimising seed and oil yields…'
Tanzania blows hot and cold over biofuels- Financial Times 28-May-2008
'...Peter Auge, general manager of Sun Biofuels Tanzania, says the plantation will not take land out of food production. The land is not at present being farmed, containing only a few fruit and coconut trees for which he is paying compensation. He says it will provide year-round jobs tending and harvesting the plants at $3 (€1.90, £1.50) a day, relatively good pay for the area, and 5 per cent of its budget will be spent on social infrastructure such as schools...'
Biofuels can match oil production- Financial Times 06-Nov-2007
'...Peering into the future seldom produces a clear picture. but this is not the case with bio-energy. Its long-term impacts on the global economy appears to be pretty clear, making many long-term predictions quite complelling, including the demise of the price-settng powers of the Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and the end of agricultural protectionism...'
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Sun Biofuels hosts open day26 - Mar - 2009
Sun Biofuels celebrated the establishment of the first 1,000 hectares of Jatropha today by hosting an open day at the project site in Manica. Vice Minister of Energy Jaime Himede and Presidential Advicer Carlos Simango attended with other dignitaries from the central and provincial government.
Read articleFirst one thousand hectares planted in Mozambique
31 - Jan - 2009
Sun Biofuels has successfully completed the planting of 1,000 hectares with Jatropha Curcas
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