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http://www.ethanolproducer.com/article.jsp?article_id=5091

U.S. Ag Secretary leads delegation to Brazil
By Megan Skauge


Web exclusive posted Nov. 24, 2008 at 4:22 p.m. CST

U.S. Agriculture Secretary Ed Schafer led a U.S. delegation to an International Conference on Biofuels in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on Nov. 20-21.

The purpose of the conference was to create an international discussion about the opportunities and challenges presented by biofuels, with a specific focus on renewable fuels as they relate to energy security, climate change, sustainability, innovation, and international trade. Representatives from governments, the private sector, civil society, the academic and scientific community, and private voluntary, non-governmental, and international organizations from more than 75 countries attended the conference.

The U.S. delegation also included USDA Deputy Under Secretary for Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services Ellen Terpstra, Agriculture Deputy Under Secretary for Rural Development Douglas Faulkner and U.S. Department of State Deputy Assistant Secretary Reno Harnish.
Schafer said at the conference the United States would emphasize the sustainable production and use of biofuels as a positive contribution to worldwide economic development that maintains food production, increases energy independence and mitigates climate change. “We are excited for the rapidly developing second generation biofuels which will allow production of energy based on a wide variety of locally available materials,” Schafer said. “This will allow more flexibility for farmers to get involved and reduce the dependency on one or two feedstock sources.”