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Sustainable Bioenergy Development in UEMOA Member Countries

The West African Economic and Monetary Union (UEMOA) and The Hub for Rural Development in West and Central Africa

Executive Summary

Table of Contents

Foreword/Acknowledgments

Chapter 1
Introduction

Chapter 2
UEMOA Member Country Overviews

Chapter 3
Agriculture, Rural Development, and Food Security

Chapter 4
Energy and Agriculture

Chapter 5
Biomass Conversion Technologies

Chapter 6
Bioenergy Resources in the UEMOA

Chapter 7
Opportunities and Challenges for Bioenergy Development

Chapter 8
Policy and Regulation

Chapter 9
Finance

Chapter 10
Blueprint For Bioenergy, Agriculture,and Rural Development in the UEMOA—2009 to 2011

Chapter 11
Where Do We Go From Here?Making the Transition to Greater Prosperity Through Bioenergy

Appendix 1

Bibliography

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Resources

Welcome Address by FAO Director-General Dr. Jacques Diouf at the release of the report Sustainable Bioenergy Development in UEMOA Member Countries.

Bioénergies et développement durabledans les pays membres de l'UEMOA
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Bioénergies et développement durable dans les pays membres de l'UEMOA
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