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Indian Research Body Promotes Sweet Sorghum As Bio-Fuel
By Mr Ethanol | February 19, 2008
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India has a naturally smart crop in sorghum (called jowar in the country) that is capable of producing both food and fuel, a top scientist of the country’s premier crop research organisation has said.
Only a smart crop that provides “food as well as fuel” can resolve the global debate on whether the bio-fuel revolution is causing imbalances in food security systems, William Dar, director general of the Hyderabad-based International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT), told IANS.
Through its ‘BioPower’ strategy, ICRISAT is developing and promoting sweet sorghum as a major feedstock for bio-ethanol.
“The time has come to ensure that only smart bio-fuel crops are developed and utilised so that they can link poor dry land farmers to the bio-fuel market without compromising on their food security or causing environmental damage,” said Dar.
“Smart crops are those that ensure food security, contribute to energy security, provide environmental sustainability, tolerate the impacts of climate change on shortage of water and high temperatures and increase livelihood options.” Full article.
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