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Brazil, Argentina and Colombia have a leading role in the production of biofuels in the region

Brazil, Argentina and Colombia only Latin American countries are major producers of bioethanol and biodiesel fuel in the world, according to a study released today by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC).


Brazil Argentina and Colombia have a leading role in the production of biofuels in the region
Santiago de Chile, March 29 (EFE) .- Brazil, Argentina and Colombia, only Latin America is the largest producer of ethanol and biodiesel in the world, according to a study released today by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC).

According to United Nations agencies, biofuels can be produced from a wide range of agricultural and forest products, and said that since 2000, world production grew by an annual rate of 10% and amounted to 90,187,000 liters in 2009.

Of this amount, 82 percent of 18 percent bioethanol and biodiesel, the document defines the regional economy biofuels 2010: key issues for Latin America and the Caribbean.

Brazil is the second largest producer of bioethanol in the world, with 33.2 percent market share, behind the U.S., responsible for 54.7 per cent of world production, according to the data 2009.

Colombia, meanwhile, set out in the tenth-producing countries, with 0.4 percent.

Argentina Meanwhile, the second largest producer of biodiesel, with a market share of 13.1 percent, even after the United States, led by 14.3 percent.

Brazil ranked fifth with 9.7 percent of the stock, added the study of CEPAL.

research is devoted to policy and legislation of the countries with regard to biofuels, opportunities and risks, as well as linkages with the environment and food security.

"Today, the vast majority of countries, including Latin America and the Caribbean, is the type of policy or tool to facilitate its development, "the report said.

However, before start of production, the government should conduct an in-depth analysis and identification of potential environmental and social impacts, as well as связь с проблемами продовольственной безопасности, предупреждает исследования.