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...Only in Tanzania would a representative from the Ministry of Agriculture send you a text message to introduce herself and set up a meeting. “Helo Im Esther Mfugale. From Ministry of Agriculture. Would it be possible to meet on 22/11/08 at 10.00 Am.” Only in Tanzania...
...While my text message may have been a Tanzanian phenomenon, biofuel is a global issue that arrived in East Africa on the coattails of Western investors. The industry offers tremendous promise but also poses serious risks for countries like Tanzania. As with any endeavor abroad, it is difficult to recognize the widespread repercussions of our actions and therefore we must proceed carefully. If we are too eager to have Africa subsidize our rapacious consumption habits, we may be imposing eco-colonialism rather than pursuing a sustainable solution to our problem...
...addiction. But we are really addicted to oil, and what little ethanol the U.S. produces domestically (made from surplus corn that we used to donate as food aid) has not been able to cut it. In order to meet demand, investors have turned to countries like Tanzania...
...Tanzania, and more generally, East Africa, is a prime target for biofuel production because many, including Tanzania’s Ministry of Energy, would argue that there is plenty of land and labor to grow this global environmental solution. In addition, much of East Africa has a suitable climate for jatropha and sugarcane, crops that produce bio-diesel and ethanol. And the good news continues for Africa, because with foreign investment comes capital and the opportunity for job creation and poverty reduction. Farmers may gain access to credit and better technology for their own production, while Tanzania gains political leverage...
...Mozambique (countries where investors are looking to grow biofuel) land tenure and use has been shaped by a variety of factors including colonization, structural adjustment, direct foreign investment and agricultural inputs. I would hesitate to say there is free land in any one of those countries although here in Tanzania there is disagreement about what is available. A representative at the Ministry of Energy estimated for me that Tanzania is using only 10 percent of its 55 million hectares of arable land. But, a representative of United Nations Development Program told me: “I’ve never...