CGIAR Centers Form Biofuels Platform
March 7, 2008| |
The Bioenergy Platform of the Alliance of the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) Centers was formed to help developing countries ensure that biofuels contribute rather than negate the benefits these products are suppose to provide. Nine of the CGIAR Centers will do collaborative research on crops and cropping systems as well as land management and policy options.
The Platform was created in the light of the rapid rise of the biofuel industry and its potential development impacts. The biofuels revolution has opened up new prospects for developing countries in terms of stronger energy security, new sources of wealth, and reduced greenhouse gashouse emissions and pollution from fossil fuels. On the other hand, strategies may backfire, causing prices of basic cereals to go up, and may also result in the destruction of ecosystems and biodiversity.
More on CGIAR's efforts at http://www.cgiar.org/monthlystory/march2008.html
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