Fri, 28 Apr 2017 10:10:01 +0000 By SANDRA MACHIMA THE biofuels industry needs attention and can save Zambia not less than US $200 million per year in forex outflow based on projected national consumption, says Energy Forum Zambia chairperson Johnstone Chikwanda. Mr Chikwanda said the projects need attention and depended on effective agriculture such as the growing of biofuel crops, saying that with the removal of subsidies on fuel, the price would now be getting attractive enough to support growing of biofuel crops. He said biofuel crops such as cassava and sorghum using out-grower schemes remain one of the most viable options for job creation and poverty reduction. Mr Chikwanda said the plants would consume hundreds of tonnage of cassava and sorghum for a ready market. “Last year, the President laid a foundation stone for a biofuels plant in Kawambwa which was going to be using crops such as cassava, and it is encouraging […]
