Jatropha is but one of a whole host of crops (including maize, soya, canola (rapeseed), sugarcane, cassava (manioc), plantain, sunflower, palm, coconut, and castor among others) now being aggressively promoted as feedstock for the global agrofuel industrial complex. - (infoshop.org) read more
Riversdale achieved a number of significant milestones during the 2008 financial year, and is well positioned for growth. An inferred Coal Resource of 1.94 billion tonnes was identified on the Benga licence in Mozambique, a joint venture with Tata Steel was established to develop this project and significant funds have been raised. read more
The company Procana, established to produce ethanol from sugar cane in the southern Mozambican district of Massingir, says it wants to use Mozambican labour, including Mozambican engineers, in constructing this factory. - (AIM NEWS) read more
Ireland's Kenmare Resources now only expects to reach nameplate capacity in the second half of next year at its Moma mineral sands mine, in Mozambique. - (miningweekly.com) read more