THE global economic downturn and falling fuel prices have damaged the economic viability of large-scale bio-fuels producers in Asia, according to Bio-fuels in Asia: An Analysis of Sustainability Options, a report made public yesterday by the US Agency for International Development (USAID). Over the past year, the intense volatility in the global commodity and oil markets has eroded the profitability of Asian bio-fuel production. At the same time, concerns about the sustainability of bio-fuels...
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