Biofuels fail to meet sustainability criteria 

The New Scientist magazine published an article about a survey commissioned by the British government that founds that four out of 5 liters supplied at UK pumps failed to meet basic industry standards for sustainability. Manufacturers could not prove that their biofuel feedstock had not been grown by trashing rainforests or harming the livelihoods of poor farmers. Nor did they know where half of the biofuels in UK fuel tanks ...

Brazilian non-GMO grain producers launch association 

The Brazilian Association of Non-GMO Grain Producers (Abrange) was created in mid-August by grain and seed producers, cooperatives, crushing industries, transport and warehousing companies, certification organizations and research laboratories, among others. Some members of RTRS take part on this initiative, such as AMaggi and Imcopa. For additional information, please contact Ricardo Tatesuzi de Sousa, Executive Secretary of Abrange (phone +55 11 7666 3739) or click here, for a related article ...