"The 2010 RUFORUM Biennial Conference was the second in the series. The main objective of the Biennial conferences is to provide a platform for agricultural research for development stakeholders in Africa and beyond to actively exchange findings and experiences, while at the same time learning lessons towards improving performance of the agricultural sector and ultimately people’s livelihoods. The biennial conference is RUFORUM’s most comprehensive meeting for the diversity of stakeholers in agriculture. It is especially dedicated to graduate students and their supervisors, grantees in RUFORUM member universities and alumni. It is a platform for peer review, quality control, mentorship, networking and shared learning. This record contains an extended abstract accepted under the theme socio-economics".
Economic viability of biogas energy production from family-sized digesters in Uganda
Abstract:
Biogas energy is being evaluated to augment traditional energy
sources in Uganda. However, its development remains
rudimentary partly because of the lack of information regarding
its economic viability. Based on primary data on households in
Central and Eastern Uganda and the use of three economic
decision criteria; Payback period, Net Present Value and Internal
Rate of Return, this study assessed the economic viability of
biogas energy production in Uganda. Empirical results showed
that biogas energy production was economically viable. Policy
options that could bolster the economic viability of biogas energy
production in Uganda have been highlighted.
L’énergie du biogaz est en cours d’évaluation afin d’augmenter
les sources d’énergie traditionnelles en Ouganda. Cependant,
son développement reste en partie embryonnaire à cause du
manque d’informations quant à sa viabilité économique. Sur la
base de données primaires des ménages en Ouganda central
et oriental et en utilisant les trois critères de décision économique
(la période de remboursement, la valeur actuelle nette et le
taux de bénéfice interne), cette étude a évalué la viabilité
économique de la production d’énergie du biogaz en Ouganda.
Les résultats empiriques ont montré que la production d’énergie
du biogaz était économiquement viable. Les options politiques
qui pourraient soutenir la viabilité économique de la production
d’énergie du biogaz en Ouganda ont été mises en évidence.
Language:
English
Date of publication:
2010
Country:
Region Focus:
East Africa
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RUFORUM Conferences and Workshops
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Open Access
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Printed resource
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Extent:
1603-1610
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