Biofuels in Nigeria

In order to integrate its agricultural sector, the Nigerian federal government is introducing biofuels into the nation’s energy mix. To this effect, a $350 million Nigerian Content Support Fund (NCSF) has been established to create an avenue through which indigenous Companies can source funds to compete with foreign counterparts.
  In pursuit of this dream, the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has engaged the Federal University of Agriculture as a consultant to develop high yielding, short gestation cassava and sugar cane breeds. The seedlings will be made available to both small and large scale farmers for cultivation and subsequent supply of the produce to ethanol distilleries to be established in various parts of the country.