By Prensa Latina,
Berlin : The European Commissioner for Enterprise and Industry, Günter Verheugen, rejected biofuel production from raw material used in human food, local press reported.
Verheugen considered it wrong to produce biofuels from crops used to feed humans and animals, and said to be happy that the initial biofuel euphoria is over.
In an interview to be released by German Bild daily on Sunday, the EU commissioner said the European Commission considers sustainability fundamental and called on governments to step up research about alternative fields.
A communique issued by the International Food Policy Research Institute on Friday urged the European Union and the United States to to halt biofuel subsidies, which distort world food markets.
The experts demanded a biofuel moratorium and called on developed countries to support research, innovation and transformation of agriculture practiced by small landowners.