The purpose of this consultancy study was to assess the feasibility for the production of biofuels in the SADC region. Persistent petroleum price increases put pressure on foreign exchange resources and slow down economic development. The SADC Extra-Ordinary Summit on Agriculture and Food Security (Dar es Salaam, 2004) noted that poor access to markets was a major barrier to the achievement of food security and agricultural development. A joint meeting of SADC senior officials of food, agriculture and natural resources and infrastructure and services (Gaborone, 2004) agreed that the biofuels initiative presented an opportunity for the region to produce its own renewable resources.