The Southern African region, from a purely biophysical perspective, has huge potential for biofuel production, especially in Mozambique and Zambia. Although many of the soils are sandy and acidic, with careful management and correct fertilization, they should be highly productive. We suggest that sugarcane is the crop most easily mobilized for biofuel. A number of other crops, such as sweet sorghum, cassava, and tropical sugar beet, have good potential but will need further agronomic and processing technology investigations.
Reference:
Von Maltitz, G.P. and Van der Merwe, M.R. 2017. Land and agronomic potential for biofuel production in Southern Africa. WIDER Working Paper 2017/85, Helsinki, Finland, 58pp.
Von Maltitz, G. P., & Van der Merwe, M. R. (2017). Land and agronomic potential for biofuel production in Southern Africa. UNU-WIDER. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/9501
Von Maltitz, Graham P, and Martina R Van der Merwe. Land and agronomic potential for biofuel production in Southern Africa. n.p.: UNU-WIDER. 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/9501.
Von Maltitz GP, Van der Merwe MR. Land and agronomic potential for biofuel production in Southern Africa. [place unknown]: UNU-WIDER; 2017.http://hdl.handle.net/10204/9501