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Maize surplus boost for biofuel
CAPE TOWN - The government was prepared to reconsider the exclusion of maize in the production of biofuels, Grain SA, the maize farmer organisation, said last week.The organisation said it had held a "very positive" meeting with agriculture and land affairs minister Lulama Xingwana in mid-December about reviewing the exclusion of maize as a biofuel feedstock.
Lobbyists pushing for the reversal of the exclusion say the move would have benefits for the economy, as it would boost maize production and increase the use of under- used land.
In the announcement of its biofuels industrial strategy early last month, the department of minerals and energy excluded maize as a biofuel feedstock, citing concerns that the inclusion of the crop would compromise food security and inflate already high maize prices.
Grain SA general manager Kobus Laubscher told Business Report that since this announcement Xingwana had invited Grain SA to a meeting where she had expressed a willingness to review the matter.
Source: Business Report
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