Sustainable Bioenergy, Farms, and Forests - August 8, 2014

A weekly look at sustainable bioenergy, farm, and forest policy issues

 

 

 

 

Climate Change and Its Impact on Food Security A Major Theme of U.S.-Africa Summit

Thursday marked the close of the first-ever U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit, held in Washington D.C.  More than 40 heads of state from African nations met with President Obama, members of Congress, senior officials and executives of several major corporations to discuss African development, food security, trade and business at the “Investing in the Next Generation” themed Summit.  While the administration has been criticized for giving Africa-U.S. relations a low priority in the past, the three-day summit was meant to strengthen ties between growing economies in Africa and the United States.  Major topics of discussion during closed-door sessions included electrification, agriculture, climate change and food security in Africa. 

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Administration Releases Biogas Roadmap

On August 1, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and Department of Energy (DOE) released a Biogas Roadmap, outlining voluntary measures that farmers and dairy producers can implement to increase the use of methane digesters. Financial support is provided through USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service’s (NRCS) Environmental Quality Incentive Program (EQUIP), as well as several programs from the Farm Bill’s Energy Title: the Rural Energy for America Program (REAP), the Bioenergy Program for Advanced Biofuels, and the Biorefinery Assistance Program.

 

 

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