Government Strategies For Bio-Fuel Production To Reduce Oil Imports: Opportunities And Challenges

SituationIn a bid to cut down on the expenditure on imports, the government has decided to encourage the local production of biofuels as a substitute to bridge the demand gap by offering large tracts of land for acquisition and production of biofuels. However, the government faces challenges in the process due to the possible consequences of high unemployment and reduced food supply resulting from the acquisition of land occupied by cooperativ…