Brazil, India plan ethanol cooperation

In Brazil, a 13 member delegation led by India’s Shri Sharad Pawar, Minister of Agriculture, Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution visited Brazil last week and had a bilateral meeting with Mr Wagner Rossi, Minister for Agriculture, Livestock and Food Supply of Brazil. Both sides discussed the matters of mutual interest including the possibilities of cooperation in production of ethanol and investment in agriculture during the meeting.

The delegation met with the officials of the Brazilian Ministry of Agriculture in Sao Paulo and met with Directors of UNICA who made a presentation on the Brazilian sugar and ethanol industry.  The delegation also visited Equipav Sugar Mill and Biopav Sugar Mill which have been recently aquired by Shree Renuka Sugars of India and the Minister laid the foundation stone for the Biopav Mill Expansion project. Later, the delegation proceeded to the plant of General Motors to study flex-fuel cars.

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