Essays about: "sugarcane"

Showing result 36 - 40 of 46 essays containing the word sugarcane.

  1. 36. The Replication of the Brazilian Ethanol Model in Developing Countries: A General Feasibility Assessment.

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Luke Leyow; [2011]
    Keywords : Brazilian ethanol program; energy leapfrogging; technology transfer; developing countries; sugarcane; ethanol; biofuel; Brazil; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Brazil is the only country that has managed to successfully implement an economically viable large-scale biofuel program. In 2008, locally produced ethanol derived from sugarcane replaced more than half of the domestic gasoline market, without the aid of any government subsidies. READ MORE

  3. 37. The ethanol industry and its impact on land use and biodiversity : a case study of Saõ Paulo State in Brazil

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

    Author : Louise Svensson; [2011]
    Keywords : geography; physical geography; sugarcane; deforestation; Cerrado; expansion; habitats; geografi; naturgeografi; sockerrör; avskogning; habitat; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : Under de senaste decennierna har det blivit allt tydligare att den omfattande användningen av fossila bränslen är dåligt för miljön. I och med att kunskapen om hur fossila bränslen påverkar miljön har ökat, så har också intresset för alternativa bränslen ökat. READ MORE

  4. 38. Effects of fresh or sun-dried cassava foliage on the growth performance of goats fed basal diets of gamba grass or sugar cane stalk

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Animal Nutrition and Management

    Author : Bounthavone Kounnavongsa; [2010]
    Keywords : cassava foliage; gamba grass; goats; growth; sugar cane;

    Abstract : The overall aims of this thesis were to study existing goat production systems in lowland Laos, to investigate the potential to intensify goat production by using locally available feed resources, such as sugar cane, as the basal diet, and supplementing with fresh and sun-dried cassava foliage as the major protein source in view of the lack of information concerning the risk of toxicity from feeding the fresh cassava foliage. Sixty goat farmers in four villages of Nongbok and Xe bangfai Districts in Khammuane Province were selected, and formal and informal interviews were used to get information about goat production systems. READ MORE

  5. 39. Jatropha Curcase in Oahu and Mozambique : Acknowledging scientific differences and resulting questions

    University essay from Institutionen för naturgeografi och kvartärgeologi (INK)

    Author : Lindsey Marshall; [2010]
    Keywords : jatropha curcas; biofuel;

    Abstract : In the current search for alternatives to fossil energy sources, scientists have expanded their biofuel research pools to include non-traditional crops. Plants that were once only thought of as food crops (for example rapeseed, maize, sugarcane, and sugar beet) are now experimented with and used for biofuel supply. READ MORE

  6. 40. Has Brazilian Ethanol Production Displaced Food Crops?

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Anders Littorin; [2009]
    Keywords : Brazil; sugar; Bioethanol; Acreage allocation; Ethanol; Proalcool; Supply response; Economics; econometrics; economic theory; economic systems; economic policy; Nationalekonomi; ekonometri; ekonomisk teori; ekonomiska system; ekonomisk politik; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : In this thesis a first order differential supply response model, the Linear Approximate Acreage Allocation Model (Holt, 1999), is used to analyze the competition between ethanol (sugarcane) and food crops (soy, corn, cotton, rice and orange) in Brazil. In this linear multi-crop supply response model total land is assumed to exogenous, leaving the shares to be estimated along with elasticities between the crops. READ MORE