This research into the use of sweet sorghum is dedicated to the late Ms. Evis Mvududu (Lead researcher, Zimbabwe until her tragic death in 2001) and Prof. D.O. Hall who co-ordinated the research activities from 1990 until July 1999. The research is now led by Jeremy Woods who is located in the Department of Environmental Science and Technology at Imperial College London's South Kensington Campus.
This research is currently funded through the Common Fund for Commodities (CFC) and involves the collaboration between Silvae Culture, Themba Technology, the Centre for Energy Efficiency and Engineering Zambia (CEEEZ), and the International Sugar Organisation (ISO, UK).
CFC Sweet
Sorghum project to demonstrate commercial bioenergy production in South East
Zimbabwe (updated 11-March-02)
The Sweet Sorghum Page
on the FAO's Global Plant & Pest Information System
Leonard Nybanga (Zimbabwe - short text
e-mails only please. Chiredzi Res. Stn. & BUN)
The aim of the current work is to demonstrate the potential for the
use of sweet sorghum in the production of biofuels (ethanol and electricity)
using existing commercial sugarcane-based technologies to extend the milling
season in sugar mills. It is based on over 15 years of research work into
sorghum's growth characteristics in Europe, Asia, and Africa.
