1. Mainstreaming
Sustainability in the
Biofuel Sector in Mali
Sustainable Access to Sustainable Energy: 27 Sept – 1 Oct 2010,
Moshi, Tanzania
Funded by the Global Sustainable Biomass Fund and ANADEB

2. MFC Nyetaa
MFC Nyetaa has >10
years experience. Its
mission is to work
towards sustainable
development for
Malian society.
Mission

3. MFC Nyetaa
1. Good governance
2. Local economic development
3. Environmental protection
3 programmes:

4. ANADEB:
National Agency for Development
of Biofuels
◀ The government, through the National Directorate of Energy
created National Biofuel Strategy in 2008
◀ This refers to MDGs (it should contribute to achieving 5 of
them, particularly the protection of the environment)
◀ Mentions the need for sustainability, to protect food security,
and improved living conditions for the population.
◀ In 2008, ANADEB was created as a national agency to
implement the National Biofuel Strategy.
◀ ANADEB lacks the tools required to analyse different
biofuel options, and hence has no way of differentiating
between sustainable projects which support local economic
development, job creation and environmental protection,
from other projects which are not done in a sustainable way
and which put the environment and people’s livelihoods at
risk.

5. MFC’s approach to Jatropha
Intro to MFC
1. Local production
New source of income combats poverty
Using intercropping & sustainable agriculture
techniques
Minimise irrigation or chemical fertiliser
Minimise risk to food security
2. Local Transformation
Local added value
Local job creation
Press cake used as organic fertiliser
3. Local Use
Meet local energy needs
Adds value & stimulates concrete local economic
development

6. Mainstreaming
Sustainability in the Biofuel
Sector in Mali:
Project Goal
The project is funded by Global Sustainable Biomass
Fund & AMADEB, and partners are MFC (Applicant),
and participants FACT Foundation (Netherlands) &
WIP Renewable Energies (Germany) .
The overall objective is to work with all
stakeholders at all levels to develop acceptable
sustainability criteria and certification to promote
sustainability in future biofuel sector development.
This will create a win-win situation for all parties –
local populations, government, local authorities,
civil society, & the private sector, creating
economic growth (MDG 1) while protecting those
local populations & the environment (MDG 7).

7. Results
A. Sustainability criteria and certification scheme
developed & adopted by ANADEB leading to
more sustainable biofuel production, and added
value for certified biofuel
B. Reduced undesired effects of biofuel due to
more sustainable practice being promoted and
adopted, through legislative support and working
with policy makers

8. Activities
A. Sustainability criteria and certification scheme
an interactive and participatory multi-stakeholder consultation
process which will lead to the development, with local & national
stake holders, of Malian sustainability criteria relevant in the local
context (taking inspiration from the Dutch Testing framework for
sustainable biomass, & other international initiatives); adoption of
the sustainability criteria by ANADEB; setting up a certification
scheme at ANADEB.
A. Reduced undesired effects of biofuel
The consultation process will bring in high level decision makers
from government (including ministries responsible for energy &
water, agriculture, environment, land tenure, employment,
economy & finance, industry and trade, women, children and the
family), parliamentary commissions on rural development, energy &
water, environment and trade, and will thus support wider policy
development in Mali & the sub-region.

9. Strategy
A. Create Cross Sector Multi-Stakeholder Working Group
on Biofuel Sustainability in Mali
Members include: parliamentary commissions on energy & water, environment, and on
rural development, the Malian Ministry of Energy & Water, the Ministry of Agriculture,
the Ministry of Environment, the Ministry of Land Tenure, the Ministry of Employment,
the Ministry of Economy & Finance, the Ministry of Industry and Trade, the Ministry of
Women, children and the Family, the Chamber of Agriculture, the Chamber of Trade
and Industry, the Camber of Trades, the High Socio-Economic Council, the Association
of Municipalities of Mali, the National Directorate of Energy, the National Centre for
Solar Energy & Renewable Energies (CNESOLER), farmers’ associations & cooperatives,
enterprises, private sector, the Malian Jatropha Network (and its research institute
members like IER & IPR), other NGO networks, & ANADEB
B. Bring international biofuel sustainability experience to
Mali (Cramer Criteria NT8080, COMPETE*, RSB, etc)
C. Local focus – Mali imports oil (4500 bbl/d in 2007)
* Competence Platform on Energy Crop and Agroforestry Systems for Arid and Semi-arid Ecosystems

10. Progress so far…
Consultation to identify stakeholders
Kick-off workshop with all stakeholders
Creation of the cross sector multi stakeholder working group
on sustainability criteria for biofuel in Mali, including 4 sub-
groups:
◀ The parliamentary group
◀ The technical services of the state
◀ The private sector group
◀ The civil society group (including farmers groups)
International workshop with FACT Foundation to present the
Cramer Criteria (Dutch experience)
Visit to Mali Biocarburant (Dutch-Mali Biodiesel joint
venture)

11. Difficulties
encountered
Consultations to create working groups
especially at National Assembly level (2 parliamentary groups
“environment-energy” and “development of rural areas”, but in
the end there was mediation with MFC & ANADEB and they
decided that it should be environment-energy.
Some bureaucratic headaches working with government
institutions.
In order for technical services of the state to participate in the
working groups, they need to have official documentation.
ANADEB has requested a Ministerial Decree to officially create
the groups, which is needs to be signed by the Ministry of
Energy.

12. Thank you!
(Photo shows Jatropha intercropped with
sweet potato – a sustainable production
which puts priority on food security)
Sustainable Access to Sustainable Energy: 27 Sept – 1 Oct 2010,