The President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva said here Sunday (1), in Rome, that the main objective of Brazil in the Conference of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) on Food Security, Climate Change and Bioenergy, which begins Tuesday Thursday (3) in the Italian capital, is to convince international partners that the Brazilian ethanol no threat to food production.
According to the BBC, "the president said the international campaign in favour of the government of Brazilian ethanol is" a necessary war "for Brazil. According to him, NGOs, farmers and European automotive industry in Europe are among those who campaign against ethanol.
"It is not the ethanol that makes up the price of food, because Brazil, which produces more biofuels, also produces more food," he said.
According to Lula, the conference will be an opportunity to give Brazil the sequence to the debate on alternative fuels for the next decades.
"We are convinced that the world can reluctant, but vai have to take responsibility to use other fuels," said the president "Agency Brazil", in an interview at the Embassy of Brazil.
Lula arrived on Saturday (31) to the city to attend the conference. In his speech at the opening ceremony, the president will make a defence of biofuels, highlighted by some countries as one of the villains in the high prices of food.
In this interview Sunday, the president also said that Brazil has presented alternative consistent and that biofuels and ethanol can be "a great chance of African territory." He reiterated that the climate in Africa is very similar to the Central West and so the Brazilian government intends to transfer technology for the production of these fuels in countries of the continent.
The president also again criticized agricultural subsidies in rich countries, which create obstacles for exports of Brazilian products.
Lula also said that vai talk with the UN secretary general, Ban Ki-Moon, to convene a meeting on the speculation on oil prices. About Amazon, said that does not allow international criticism concerning the preservation of forests, citing Europe, which has only 0.3% of its original forest.
Source: G1
According to the BBC, "the president said the international campaign in favour of the government of Brazilian ethanol is" a necessary war "for Brazil. According to him, NGOs, farmers and European automotive industry in Europe are among those who campaign against ethanol.
"It is not the ethanol that makes up the price of food, because Brazil, which produces more biofuels, also produces more food," he said.
According to Lula, the conference will be an opportunity to give Brazil the sequence to the debate on alternative fuels for the next decades.
"We are convinced that the world can reluctant, but vai have to take responsibility to use other fuels," said the president "Agency Brazil", in an interview at the Embassy of Brazil.
Lula arrived on Saturday (31) to the city to attend the conference. In his speech at the opening ceremony, the president will make a defence of biofuels, highlighted by some countries as one of the villains in the high prices of food.
In this interview Sunday, the president also said that Brazil has presented alternative consistent and that biofuels and ethanol can be "a great chance of African territory." He reiterated that the climate in Africa is very similar to the Central West and so the Brazilian government intends to transfer technology for the production of these fuels in countries of the continent.
The president also again criticized agricultural subsidies in rich countries, which create obstacles for exports of Brazilian products.
Lula also said that vai talk with the UN secretary general, Ban Ki-Moon, to convene a meeting on the speculation on oil prices. About Amazon, said that does not allow international criticism concerning the preservation of forests, citing Europe, which has only 0.3% of its original forest.
Source: G1