Int.
J.
of Thermal & Environmental Engineering
Volume 4, No.
2 (2012) 109-116
*
Corresponding author.
Tel.
: +49-511-762 2660
E-mail: castro-gonzales@umwelt.
uni-hannover.
de
fcastro707@yahoo.
es
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Int.
J.
of Thermal & Environmental Engineering
Volume 4, No.
2 (2012) 109-116
*
Corresponding author.
Tel.
: +49-511-762 2660
E-mail: castro-gonzales@umwelt.
uni-hannover.
de
fcastro707@yahoo.
es
© 2012 International Association for Sharing Knowledge and
Sustainability DOI: 10.
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Food Security and Biofuels: A Case Study of Jatropha Curcas in Bolivia
Nirza Fabiola Castro Gonzáles
Institute of Environmental Planning, Leibniz University of Hanover, Hanover, Germany, 30419
Abstract
The paper analyzes a Bolivian region for possible cultivation of the oil plant Jatropha curcas for sustainable biodiesel
production in order to replace in part Bolivia s diesel imports.
The specific site for this study is located in the dry region
of Gran Chaco in Santa Cruz.
The aim of this work is to analyse the potential of useable land and resources for
sustainable biodiesel production from Jatropha without competition with edibles production using economic,
environmental and
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