Pakistan energy crisis demand versus capacity

Pakistan has a problem, it is the increasing gap in energy demand versus capacity, this widening gap has put a lot of pressure on Pakistan. Energy is the key and a lifeline to a nation. The country as a whole spends about 20 percent on of its foreign exchange on fossil fuel imports. Annually US$7 (€5.254) billion is being eaten away in import of conventional energy resources that is equivalent to 40 per cent of total imports by the country. Read more ...

Heifer International pilot biogas project in Cameroon

Heifer International, an international integrated animal-agriculture development organisation is to pilot a biogas production project in Cameroon. The project will be run in the South West and Littoral regions due to there being large concentrations of pig farmers there. "Producing biogas using pig manure is quite challenging because you need much of it to supply biogas digesters. It has worked well with poultry and dairy cow manure, and we now want to try pig manure," said the Heifer International Cameroon boss. Read more ...

IFIF elects new chairman

The International Feed Industry Federation (IFIF) has announced a new chairman Mario Sergio Cutait, Founder and President of Feed Latina. The current Chairman Dave Cieslak who has lead IFIF for the last three years formally handed over the Chairmanship at the IFIF Annual General Assembly in Rome on  October 6, 2011 “IFIF is at a critical phase of renewal in the face of important global challenges in the food and feed industry and Mario Cutait is well placed to lead the organisation to contribute to the growth of a sustainable feed industry worldwide,” says Mr. Cieslak. Read more ...