African Journal of Biotechnology Vol.
8 (11), pp.
2397-2408, 3 June, 2009
Available online at http://www.
academicjournals.
org/AJB
ISSN 1684–5315 © 2009 Academic Journals
Full Length Research Paper
Sustainable development and bioeconomic prosperity
in...
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African Journal of Biotechnology Vol.
8 (11), pp.
2397-2408, 3 June, 2009
Available online at http://www.
academicjournals.
org/AJB
ISSN 1684–5315 © 2009 Academic Journals
Full Length Research Paper
Sustainable development and bioeconomic prosperity
in Africa: Bio-fuels and the South African gateway
Dorsamy (Gansen) Pillay1,2
* and Edgar J.
Da Silva3,
1
Department of Biotechnology and Food Technology, Faculty of Applied Sciences, Durban University of Technology,
P.
O.
Box 1334, Durban 4000, South Africa.
2*
Discipline of Microbiology, School of Biochemistry, Genetics and Microbiology, Faculty of Science and Agriculture,
University of KwaZulu-Natal, P.
Bag X54001, Durban 4000, South Africa.
3
Former Director, Division of Life Sciences, UNESCO, Paris 75015, France.
Accepted 14 April, 2009
African countries along with the co-founders of the New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD)
must use biotechnology as a valuable tool for socio-economic and sustainable development.
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