Sustainability of biofuel in developing countries: case study Thailand and Tanzania

The growth of energy demand together with the consequent increase of the cost of oil is great threats in developing countries economy. Alternative and sustainable energy such as biofuel seems to be a quick solution to this problem. The emerging industry is facing a lack of feedstock supplies, so it needs initiatives in crop cultivation technologies and competitive sourcing of appropriate feedstock which can alter the biofuel economics in developing countries. Some of biofuel production supply fall in food crops such as: cassava; maize; sorghum; etc., which is another critical need in developing countries. Since the biofuel production needs to be stable supply for the industry and also cost effective, a decision on which crop to put online with fuel production in developing countries while optimizing income is expressed in this paper. In this paper, several alternatives influenced by the geographical location of the country, economy and demand are analyzed and results are presented.