scholarly journals Comparative analysis of key socio-economic and environmental impacts of smallholder and plantation based jatropha biofuel production systems in Tanzania

2014 ◽  
Vol 61 ◽  
pp. 25-45 ◽  
Author(s):  
Janske van Eijck ◽  
Henny Romijn ◽  
Edward Smeets ◽  
Rob Bailis ◽  
Martijn Rooijakkers ◽  
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Water ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 69
Author(s):  
Aldric S. Tumilar ◽  
Dia Milani ◽  
Zachary Cohn ◽  
Nick Florin ◽  
Ali Abbas

This article describes a unique industrial symbiosis employing an algae cultivation unit (ACU) at the core of a novel eco-industrial park (EIP) integrating fossil-fuel fired power generation, carbon capture, biofuel production, aquaculture, and wastewater treatment. A new modelling framework capable of designing and evaluating materials and energy exchanges within an industrial eco-system is introduced. In this scalable model, an algorithm was developed to balance the material and energy exchanges and determine the optimal inputs and outputs based on the industrial symbiosis objectives and participating industries. Optimizing the functionality of the ACU not only achieved a substantial emission reduction, but also boosted aquaculture, biofuel, and other chemical productions. In a power-boosting scenario (PBS), by matching a 660 MW fossil fuel-fired power plant with an equivalent solar field in the presence of ACU, fish-producing aquaculture and biofuel industries, the net CO2 emissions were cut by 60% with the added benefit of producing 39 m3 biodiesel, 6.7 m3 bioethanol, 0.14 m3 methanol, and 19.55 tons of fish products annually. Significantly, this article shows the potential of this new flexible modelling framework for integrated materials and energy flow analysis. This integration is an important pathway for evaluating energy technology transitions towards future low-emission production systems, as required for a circular economy.


2020 ◽  
Vol 145 ◽  
pp. 14914-14929
Author(s):  
Pocoun Damè Kombienou ◽  
Ismaël Imorou Toko ◽  
Gustave Dieudonné Dagbenonbakin ◽  
Guy Apollinaire Mensah ◽  
Brice Augustin Sinsin

L’étude aborde la dynamique de l’utilisation des terres à travers l’évolution des emblavures et de la production des principales cultures, puis l’impact des activités agricoles sur l’environnement et les conditions de vie des populations. Objectif : L’objectif global de l’étude était d’évaluer les impacts socio-environnementaux des activités agricoles dans les Communes de Natitingou, Boukombé, Tanguiéta et Toucountouna en zone de montagnes au nord-ouest de l’Atacora au Bénin. Méthodologie et résultats : Les méthodes utilisées étaient les enquêtes exploratoires, les diagnostics participatifs, les sondages d’opinion et les analyses statistiques tels que la variance suivant le test de Tukey et le test de corrélation. Au total, 400 agriculteurs sont sélectionnés au hasard et interrogés dans huit villages des quatre communes à l'aide d'un questionnaire structuré pour obtenir des données relatives aux nombres de cultures produites sur une même parcelle, aux différentes pratiques agricoles, à l'utilisation des engrais minéraux, à l’adoption des techniques endogènes et exogènes de gestion et de conservation de la fertilité des sols dans le milieu. Les résultats ont montré que les systèmes de productions agricoles étaient encore de type extensif et itinérant sur brûlis. Les cultures étaient mises en place en pure et en associations entre avril et décembre avec une prééminence des céréales qui ont occupé environ 52 % des superficies emblavées. Les productions étaient plus en fonction des superficies que de l’intensification agricole. Les causes de dégradation des sols, la production, ont été collectées lors des entretiens collectifs et individuels. Les impacts de la production agricole se traduisaient surtout entre autres, par la disparition du couvert végétal, la baisse de la fertilité des sols et la pollution de certains cours d’eau aux bords desquels se réalisaient des activités à dominance agricole. Conclusion et application des résultats : Certaines activités telles que l’utilisation des engrais chimiques et les feux de végétation ont résolu d’une manière ponctuelle certains problèmes comme l’amélioration des rendements agricoles et l’augmentation des revenus, mais elles n’ont pas duré dans le temps. Au fil des années, ces activités ont eu un impact négatif sur le milieu et les conditions de vie des populations. L’intensification agricole basée sur la vulgarisation et l’adoption des technologies plus productives et respectueuses de l’environnement, efficientes, facilement applicables par les producteurs, demeure l’une des stratégies pour garantir une utilisation durable des ressources naturelles. Mots clés: Bénin, Atacora, activités agricoles, impacts socio-environnementaux et dégradation des sols ABSTRACT The study approaches the dynamics of the land use through the evolution of cultivated area and the production of the principal crops, then the impacts of the agricultural activities on the environment and the living conditions of the population. Objective: The total objective of the study was to evaluate the socio-environmental impacts of the agricultural activities in the Communes of Natitingou, Boukombe, Tanguieta and Toucountouna in mountainous area in the North-Western of Atacora in Benin. Methodology and Results: The methods used were the exploratory investigations, the participative diagnoses, the opinion polls and statistical analyses such as the variance according to the test of Tukey and the test of correlation. On the whole, 400 farmers were selected randomly and questioned in eight villages of the four communes using a structured questionnaire to obtain relative data with the numbers of cultures produced on the same piece, with various husbandries, with the use of mineral manures, the adoption of the endogenous and exogenous technical of management and conservation of the fertility of the grounds in the medium. The results showed that agricultural production systems were still extensive and itinerant on slash-and-burn. Crops were established in pure and association between April and December with a pre-eminence of cereals, which accounted for about 52% of the area. Productions were more based on acreage than agricultural intensification. The causes of soil degradation, production, were collected during collective and individual interviews. The impacts of agricultural production were mainly reflected in the disappearance of vegetation cover, the decline in soil fertility and the pollution of certain rivers along which agricultural-dominated activities were carried out. Conclusion and application of results: Some activities such as the use of chemical fertilizers and wildfires have solved problems such as improving agricultural yields and increasing incomes on an ad hoc basis, but they didn’t last. Over the years, these activities have negatively affected the environment and living conditions of the population. The agricultural intensification based on the popularization and the adoption of more productive and environment friendly technologies, easily applicable by the producers, remains one of the strategies to guarantee a durable use of the natural resources. Keywords: Benin, Atacora, agricultural activities, socio-environmental impacts and impoverishment of the soil


Author(s):  
Stephen G. Mackenzie ◽  
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Ilias Kyriazakis ◽  

The focus of this chapter is on the environmental impact consequences of endemic livestock health challenges that lead to deterioration in animal health, and on the potential impacts arising from their mitigations. The first part of the chapter concentrates on the potential of animal health to affect the environmental impact of livestock systems. Subsequently, it reviews the literature to date which has quantified the impact of health challenges for the environmental impacts of livestock systems. The potential of successful health interventions to mitigate negative environmental impacts represents a point of synergy between concerns around environmental sustainability and animal welfare, both of which represent 'hot topics' in the discourse surrounding the livestock industry and its sustainability. The challenges associated with modelling health interventions and their potential to mitigate environmental impacts constitute the last section in the chapter.


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