Reduce land grants for biofuels, stakeholders tell Tanzanian government

In Tanzania, speakers at the Tanzania Bio-energy Forum said that the maximum land grant for biofuels development should be reduced from 20,000 hectares to 10,000 – and more emphasis should be placed on ensuring that projects proceed to completion. Yefred Myenzi told attendees, “We have clear instances in Kisarawe and Bagamoyo districts in Coast Region and Kilwa District in Lindi Region where some international companies were given huge lands for bio-plant production but could not do so due to various reasons including financial crisis.”