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  1. Julio de Castro This paper is an overview of Biofuel energy, its uses and challenges. Liquid biofuels made from biomass are attracting increasing interest worldwide. Industrial countries see biofuels as a way of reducing Greenhouse Gas emissions from the transport sector, while developing countries see biofuels...
    662.8 CAS
  2. Mike Benge Jatropha Curcas. Seed produces oil for lighing, skin irritations and as biofuel. Notebook, various page numbers, illustrated, tables
    662.66 YAR
  3. Caye Drapcho et al This book is written with two objectives. First, it may be a reference book for those who are interested in biofuels. Second, it may be used as a textbook to teach biofuel technologies to science and engineering students who want to contribute to the development and implementation of processes...
    662.88 DRA
  4. This FAO publication provides information on rural energy systems including energy use and energy production ot efficiently use fossil fuels and expand renewable energy. 59 pages
    338.18 FAO
  5. Chaturvedi O P et al Agroforestry or growing trees in combination with agricultural crops is an age-old practice, especially in Asia and Africa.India, today, stands at the forefront of global efforts in promoting research and education in agroforestry. Agroforestry systems, in addition to the economic and other...
    634.9 CHA
  6. Keith O. Mikkelson Copyright 2019 Keith Mikkelson – ECHO Asia Impact Center PDF available! CLICK HERE FOR OTHER TRANSLATIONS! Integrated livestock systems can provide many benefits. With careful planning and by starting small, most farmers will be able to incorporate cows, goats, chickens, or hogs and improve the...
    636 MIK
  7. Paul Truong (Author), Tran Tan Van (Author), Elise Pinners (Author) The Vetiver System relies on a unique tropical plant, Vetiver grass - "Chrysopogon zizanioides", that is proven and used in some 100 countries for soil and water conservation, slope stabilization, land rehabilitation, pollution control, water quality improvement, disaster mitigation and many...
  8. Ivet Ferrer, et al. Bioenergy is renewable energy obtained from biomass-any organic material that has stored sunlight in the form of chemical energy. Biogas is among the biofuels that can be obtained from biomass resources, including biodegradable wastes like manure, sewage sludge, the organic fraction of municipal...
  9. Ronald L Conte Jr. What is hunger? How widespread is hunger? What is the number and percentage of undernourished persons worldwide? In which regions do most undernourished persons live? Which nations are most severely affected? How many calories does a person need per year? How should those calories be divided...
    363.8 CON
  10. Edited by Martín Piñeiro, Margaret Myers, and Laura Uzquiza This report features the work of five distinguished specialists in agricultural economics. Shenggen Fan from the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) begins with an examination of trends in global food security. Fan’s chapter is followed by analysis by Piñeiro and Myers of the...