India’s ethanol industry is not competing with any other sector for maize, the All India Distillers’ Association said on Friday, arguing that the coarse cereal is being used to create value from domestic agricultural resources rather than diverting food supplies. AIDA deputy director-general Bharati Balaji said the sector also supports energy security by helping reduce dependence on imported fuels.
The comments come amid continuing scrutiny of feedstock choices in India’s biofuel push, as policymakers balance farm incomes, food security and the pace of ethanol blending in petrol.
India’s ethanol industry is not competing with any other sector for maize, the All India Distillers’ Association said on Friday, arguing that the coarse cereal is being used to create value from domestic agricultural resources rather than diverting food supplies. AIDA deputy director-general Bharati Balaji said the sector also supports energy security by helping reduce dependence on imported fuels.
The comments come amid continuing scrutiny of feedstock choices in India’s biofuel push, as policymakers balance farm incomes, food security and the pace of ethanol blending in petrol.
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