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Food Security and Biofuels
Energy security has become an area of significance, engaging the attention of all countries. Bio-fuels have come into prominence as they are considered to be environmentally friendly with reduced gas emissions. Less dependence on fossil fuels is a goal which many nations have set for themselves. The US has fixed a target of reduction in petroleum consumption by 20 per cent in the next 10 years, largely by turning to ethanol and other alternative fuels. Bio-fuels are thus considered to be a viable option for achieving the targeted reduction by many countries.
The preferred option of bio-fuel now is agricultural products. These include corn, soya bean, rape seed, wheat, sugar beet, sugar cane and palm oil. it is understandable that a country such as the US, predominantly dictated by the interests of the automobile industry and is self-sufficient in food, has settled for agro-based bio- fuels rather than thinking in terms of reduced consumption.