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Sustainable Land Use Practices in Biofuels Getting It Right

Sustainable Land Use Practices in Biofuels Getting It Right. About HG Consulting. Company experience: Founded in 2006 Development of $300 million Ngima Project at Homa Bay, sugarcane-based ethanol project in western Kenya completed through funding stage

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Sustainable Land Use Practices in Biofuels Getting It Right

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  1. Sustainable Land Use Practices in Biofuels Getting It Right

  2. About HG Consulting • Company experience: • Founded in 2006 • Development of $300 million Ngima Project at Homa Bay, sugarcane-based ethanol project in western Kenya completed through funding stage • Consulting to $200 million Mozambique Principle Energy Ltda., a sugarcane-based ethanol project in central Mozambique • Consulting to the Least Developed Countries group of sugar-producing states on EU relations • Consulting to the Secretariat of the Africa, Caribbean, Pacific Group of State on EU trade barriers in relation to biofuels

  3. Current Clients

  4. Start with the facts • Efficient agriculture requires large-scale land use • Economy of scale • Mechanisation • Technology • Infrastructure • Plantation or Outgrowers? • What mix? • Banks and investors need to lower risks • Long-term land holdings

  5. Good guys or Bad guys? • Requirements for sustainability • Follow the law • There must be laws in place! • Work with the community • Spend time in the community • Meet with officials and local leaders • Understand needs, find local proponent • “Educate workers’ children so they come as managers” • Target the local market • The Ngima Model

  6. Good guys or Bad guys? Biofuels have gotten a bad rap • Where’s the rumour, where’s the fact?

  7. Who’s to blame?

  8. Getting it right

  9. Getting it right

  10. Getting it right

  11. Steps for success

  12. Any questions? Meghan Sapp Managing Director Brussels, Belgium/Miñano (Alava), Spain ms@hgconsulting.eu +32 484 690 846+34 675 881 416

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