Jigawa ethanol programme
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The Jigawa ethanol program is a program to produce ethanol from agricultural products in Jigawa, Nigeria. The ethanol programme was initiated by the Nigerian President, Olusegun Obasanjo, to process sugarcane into biofuel. Besides sugarcane, the Nigerian Government plans to start processing cassava as well.
[edit] References
- Jigawa to flag off ethanol programme, Vanguard, January 30, 2006
- FG to make use of ethanol in fuel compulsory, Business Day, September 8, 2006
[edit] External links
- http://www.unep.org/cpi/briefs/2006Apr10.doc
- Nigeria to create 1 million jobs in biofuels sector. Biopact, April 7, 2006
- http://www.ecoworld.com/home/articles2.cfm?tid=389 [Nigeria will use Brazilian blueprint to found its new biofuels industry], Ecoworld, July 7, 2006