Economic evaluation of biofuel production in West Africa.

Summary "The oil crises of the 1970s, the fall in the price of mining and agricultural products, the significant fluctuations in the dollar and the increase in population have structurally modified the economic, political and social organization of West African countries. The creation of new agricultural activities (energy crops) is one of the solutions that can promote - the revitalization of rural areas and the settlement of populations, - changes in cultivation techniques and improved yields, - environmental protection, - the reduction of the energy bill of states. The economic evaluation of the different sectors using the "effects method" has made it possible to establish the conditions under which ethanol or methanol could be substituted for premium fuel and trans-esterified oil for diesel in Benin, Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire and Niger. ".