Non-food biofuel source

Production of biofuel may hamper cultivation of food crops thereby jeopardising the world food system and security. Care has to be taken to produce biofuel from non-food materials like perennial grasses and waste materials from agriculture and forestry. Smart policies are needed to continue the commercialisation of advanced cellulosic biofuels that reduce petroleum oil use while protecting our food system and environment. Biotechnological research has to be intensified on a global basis to innovate appropriate and sustainable technology for profitable production of biofuel.
Professor M Zahidul Haque