Center for Advanced BioEnergy Research, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Monday, May 23, 2011

Corn & Soybean Digest
Source: National Corn Growers Association
May 20, 2011 12:50pm

The National Corn Growers Association has always believed that ethanol production is good for American agriculture and the economy at large, and now on the global scale we are seeing support from the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations, which this week published a new analysis that supports the claim that biofuels could help improve food security in rural economies.

"Farmers know that ethanol has a measurable and positive impact on communities, which is greatly needed in today's economy," says NCGA Ethanol Chair Keith Alverson. "However, it is nice to see more of the world starting to realize what we've been saying and showing for quite some time."

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