By NDUMISO MLILO in Johannesburg |
China Daily Global |
South Africa is ready to produce bioethanol from sorghum to reduce reliance on imported fossil fuels and cushion geopolitical risks, officials and business leaders say.
Josie Rowe-Setz, managing director of Blueprint Holdings, a company focused on the southern African market, said there is significant economic value in building a domestic bioethanol industry using locally grown sorghum and sugarcane.
Countries including Brazil, India, Kenya, the United States and Zimbabwe have established bioethanol industries, demonstrating the model's viability, she said. Sorghum is drought-tolerant, heat-resistant and well-suited to South Africa's agricultural conditions, she added.
