The Global Renewable Fuels Alliance (GRFA) is a global federation of 29 member countries representing more than 60 percent of the world's renewable energy production. It was formally created in February 2009. Its main objectives are (1) to promote "the expanded use of renewable fuels throughout the world through the advocacy of sound public policy and responsible research", and (2) to produce renewable fuels "with the smallest possible ecological footprint" through the "development of new technology and best practices". At the recent National Ethanol Conference in San Antonio, Texas, the GRFA called on the World Bank to make investments in biofuels infrastructure in developing countries a top priority. According to the World Bank, many developing countries have "substantial agricultural bases and are well positioned to grow highly productive energy crops"..