Advances in Food and Non-Food Biomass Production, Processing and Use in Sub-Saharan Africa: Towards a Basis for a Regional Bioeconomy

• Main Author: Schmitt, Christine B. (auth)
• Other Authors: Jaenicke, Hannah (auth), Denich, Manfred (auth), Callo-Concha, Daniel (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2020
• Subjects: Biology, life sciences; value addition; cassava variants; Biomass; pollution; welfare; biomass scenarios; equity; bio-based; husk; bioproductivity; transdisciplinary research; groundnut; land-use; mucilage; fiber; corncob; neighborhoods; mixed methods; crop residue; impact; Ghana; germination; bamboo; rural development; multipurpose tree on farmland; knowledge-based bioeconomy; multi-functionality; access; value chain; availability; development policy; biomass utilization; homegarden; adoption; primary sector; cluster analysis; Nigeria; food bearing; innovation; CGE; value web; biomass; bioenergy; comparative advantage; maize; Policy Analysis Matrix; basic needs; multistorey coffee system; collaboration; solid waste; traditional agroforestry; amylose; edible; pulp; governance; intensification options; parchment; green economy; farmland; value-added; renewable energy; endogenous switching regression; smallholders; food and non-food benefit; crop model; carotenoids retention; family farming; contract farming; contract design; richness; development; biological goods; soil amendment; Biomass-based value web; sustainability; deforestation; sustainable development; typology; cassava smallholders; push-pull technology; circular economy; methane; Ethiopia; willingness to pay; cassava farmers; biochar; Yayu Biosphere Reserve; bioeconomy; bio-based economy; food and non-food; self-purging pyrolysis; productivity; demand-driven research; cassava; leadership; probit; intragenerational justice; fairness; productivity differentials; technology; high-tech bioeconomy; cassava processors; intensity; phytotoxicity; global biomass; food security; cassava processing; yellow cassava; plantain residues; fertilizer-yield-response
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The bioeconomy concept aims to add sustainability to the production, transformation, and trade of biological goods. Though implemented around the world, the development of national bioeconomies is uneven, especially in the global South, where major challenges exist in Sub-Saharan Africa. In this con...