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Building a sustainable bioeconomy in Africa through forest products

Trends, opportunities and challenges

Year of publication 2024

Place of publication Rome, Italy ; Washington, DC, USA ;

Pages 84 p.

Author FAO; Dalberg Catalyst;

Publisher FAO ; Dalberg Catalyst ;

Product type Book (stand-alone)

ISBN 978-92-5-139123-5

Synopsis (short abstract) The report provides a comprehensive assessment of the current status of Africa’s forest and circular bioeconomy and prospective future trends. By synthesizing evidence across several studies, the report seeks to provide an understanding of the current status of the forest economy in Africa including consumption and production trends, sector entry points, existing market opportunities, challenges, lessons learned, and gaps, as well as impactful investment cases for the forest and circular bioeconomy. It also examines future trends and opportunities for the African continent in the forest economy.

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FAO & Dalberg Catalyst. 2024. Building a sustainable bioeconomy in Africa through forest products – Trends, opportunities and challenges. Rome, FAO and Washington, DC, Dalberg Catalyst.


https://doi.org/10.4060/cd2463en

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