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Bioenergy and food security (BEFS) assessment – Seychelles

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Year of publication 2022

Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

Pages 126 p.

Author FAO

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Book (series)

Category Working paper

ISBN 978-92-5-136067-5

Series title Environment and Natural Resources Management Working Paper

Series number No. 92

To cite or share https://doi.org/10.4060/cb9538en

Synopsis (short abstract) A sustainable and stable energy supply is essential for a country’s stability and wellbeing. Seychelles, like many small island developing states (SIDS), currently depends on imported energy, in the form of fossil fuels. The high dependence on fossil fuel imports means Seychelles is highly vulnerable to disruptions in global markets. The situation is exacerbated by a reliance on imported food, which accounts for about 70 percent of food consumption. To limit this dependence, it is aiming to increase its reliance on renewable energy to 15 percent by 2030, with a long-term ambition of using 100 percent renewable sources for electricity production. Sustainable bioenergy is one form of renewable energy that can be used to green a country’s energy mix. This Sustainable Bioenergy Assessment report for Seychelles looks at the potential for sustainable bioenergy within the country, considering the country context, conditions and delicate habitat. The report considers sustainable biomass sources from the agriculture, forestry and waste sectors. The assessment was conducted following the bioenergy and food security (BEFS) approach of FAO, and identifies a number of bioenergy pathways relevant for the country. Within the report, the different forms of biomass, their availability and viability are assessed. Livestock, crop and forestry residues, and the biodegradable portion of waste, otherwise destined for landfill, are among the sources of biomass considered. The use of these biomass types and amounts are then assessed from a technical and economic point of view, under different price scenarios, for the production of energy.

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FAO 2022. Bioenergy and food security (BEFS) assessment – Seychelles. Environment and Natural Resources Management Working Paper No. 92. Rome.

https://doi.org/10.4060/cb9538en

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