Biofuel research project taking place in Cape Verde

Research taking place to determine whether Santiago seeds can contribute to biofuel production

Plants found growing on Cape Verde's Santiago Island could potentially supply biofuel production, it has emerged.

The National Agrarian Research and Development Institute confirmed that Cape Verde's physic nut plants could be used to produce large quantities of biofuels, if the quality is high enough.

A project to establish whether Cape Verde is able to assist biofuel production in other countries will therefore be launched by the institute this month, macauhub.com reports.

Jose Maria Veiga, Cape Verde's minister for the environment, rural development and sea resources, said that the country's traditional growing area will not be altered to plant more physic nut crops.

Instead, the species will be carefully developed with a view to producing seeds for export.

"We have partners, specifically Portuguese and English ones, that have already shown interest in this project," Mr Veiga said.

Cape Verde's economic affairs minister Fatima Fialho recently revealed that the country is working towards a target of producing 50 per cent of its electricity from renewable sources by 2020.

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