Environmental Suitability and Agro-Environmental Zoning of Kenya for Biofuel Production

This study was lead by the African Centre for Technology Studies (ACTS) through Policy Innovation Systems for Clean Energy Security (PISCES). Policy Innovation Systems for Clean Energy Security (PISCES) is a five-year Research Programme Consortium funded by the UK’s Department for International Development (DfID) to develop new knowledge for the sustainable use of bioenergy to improve energy access and livelihoods in poor communities.
The study was funded by the United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP) through its Bioenergy Policy and Planning Support Facility. The facility was established to provide ad hoc support to governments on issues related to development and implementation of sustainable bioenergy policies, strategies and measures. We thank Martina Otto for the great support provided. We wish to thank all the heads of the institutions whose experts participated in the study. The authors would like to give special appreciation to Sue Canney (DEGJSP/Pipal) for providing valuable information on jatropha and proof reading the draft, Peter Roberts (DfID) and Colin Pritchard (University of Edinburgh) for valuable comments. To all the farmers whom we visited in the villages, who provided important information which helped to make this report what it is, we say ‘Thank you very much’.
Although PISCES research is funded by DfID, the views expressed in this report are entirely those of the authors and do not necessarily represent DfID’s own policies or views. Any discussion on this content should therefore be addressed to the authors and not to DfID.

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