Producers and processors in South Africa’s sugar industry are renewing calls for a government biofuel support mechanism to stabilise sugar prices, diversify demand, and spur investment in processing and by-product value chains. Industry stakeholders argue that a predictable off-take for ethanol and other bio-based products would provide price floors during oversupply years and create steady ...

A woman arranges freshly made briquettes at a sanctuary in Kampala, Uganda, May 30, 2024. (Photo by Nicholas Kajoba/Xinhua) Every morning, Sheeba Kwagala heads to a sanctuary in the Ugandan capital of Kampala to mash agricultural waste with molasses and clay to make briquettes. As the world marks World Environment Day, a growing number of ...