Sustainable bioenergies for small agri-food companies in rural West Africa (BIOSTAR)
Last update: 27 February 2023
Description
The aim of the BIOSTAR project is to improve the energy supply to agri-food processing small and medium-sized entreprises (SMEs) in the Sahel countries through bionergy. The objective is to set up bioenergy production units in agri-food SMEs using their organic residues. In collaboration with local inter-professional organisations, SMEs with the capacity to innovate and representative of the sector will be selected in order to work with them to define their energy needs and to find solutions for a sustainable supply of residues. A training programme will also be implemented to develop the bioenergy sector in Sahelian Africa, with in particular the involvement of local, national and sub-regional policy-makers. The goal of this approach is to establish a policy framework that is more conducive to this developement in rural territories.
Countries concerned
Senegal, Burkina Faso
Length
2020 - 2024
Actors involved
- Coordinator: CIRAD (UPR BioWooEB)
- Partners: 2iE, IRSAT, UTS, ISRA, UGB, Nitidae, UCL, UHOH and University Roma 3
- Funding: DeSIRA initiative (DG INTPA/UE), AFD
Last update: 27 February 2023