Ethanol industry eyes transformation to kill ‘food vs fuel’ argument

Euractiv | Oct 27, 2022 at 2:44 PM
  • Although Hungary’s agriculture minister has recently hailed the ethanol industry’s fresh investments in animal feed and foodstuffs in addition to biofuel production, the European Commission appears to remain unconvinced, still invoking the “food versus fuel” argument.
  • Speaking at an event in Dunaföldvár, Agriculture Minister István Nagy backed the role of biorefineries in producing biofuel, animal feed, and human food at the same time and in a sustainable manner.
  • Such a view was shared by minister Nagy.