Rural areas in developing countries use wood as their main source of energy. Previously, wood has been obtained free from natural forests and woodlands. The pressure of increased demand through population growth, and the fact that natural trees take longer to grow, has made this resource scarce. Thu
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Biofuels: a major rural economic development opportunity
✍ Scribed by F. Larry Leistritz; Nancy M. Hodur
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- Wiley (John Wiley & Sons)
- Year
- 2008
- Tongue
- English
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- 100 KB
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- 2
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- Article
- ISSN
- 1932-104X
- DOI
- 10.1002/bbb.104
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