Essays about: "industrial cassava"

Found 2 essays containing the words industrial cassava.

1. 1. Finding ways to develop a sustainable bioeconomy: The case of industrial cassava in Colombia : Environmental impact and food security insights from a combined life cycle assessment and interview study

   University essay from KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknik

   Author : Isabel Nilsson Alarcón; [2023]
   Keywords : industrial cassava; food security; land use; climate change; biodiversity loss; sustainable bioeconomy; Life Cycle Assessment LCA ; Colombia; industriell kassava; tryggad livsmedelsförsörjning; markanvändning; klimatförändring; minskad biodiversitet; hållbar bioekonomi; livscykelanalys LCA ; Colombia;

   Abstract : Cassava has been identified as a potential key crop for a sustainable bioeconomy in Colombia.However, the bioeconomy is not inherently sustainable, and neither is producing cassava,which makes research on it crucial. Increasing biomass circularity could be key for increasingthe cassava industry’s sustainability performance. READ MORE

3. 2. Characterization and utilization of agroforestryresidues as energy source in Brazil

   University essay from KTH/Skolan för kemivetenskap (CHE)

   Author : Muhammad Abdul Hayee; [2012]
   Keywords : ;

   Abstract : Brazil is very much rich in agriculture and forestry. The agro industry occupies an area of 28840726 ha. The more important crops are sugarcane (7080920 ha), rice (289030 ha), wheat (1853220 ha), coconut (283205 ha), cassava (1894460 ha), corn (13767400 ha) and grass (140000 ha). These crops generated 597 million tons of residues. READ MORE