Bioenergy and Biofuels: Presentation

The proposal of this specific table of discussion  on  Government and  Industry interface for Bioenergy and Biofuels on  the view that the action of the state in regulating and supporting the sector in Brazil has always been strategic and essential to the definition of a pattern of sectorial development. In this direction, as political issues for the feasibility of public and private investment; impacts in relation to the environment; labor relations; government regulation for the production and trading of electricity; promotion of research; agricultural zoning are the key points. The table was structured with the following proposal: a brief opening presentation.   Eric will make a presentation of the important international experience in the commercial exploitation of energy forests and debate on ethanol and biodiesel. Suani also doing a presentation on biofuel sustainability in various aspects. As the topic of debate is vast it seems that will focus on the possibilities of introduction of raw materials and innovations that increase productivity and reduce the differences in agricultural productivity in certain regions. The need for public policies to support the development of supply chains is another important point. It seems very unlikely that the operation of the market alone would reach these guidelines. Geraldo Eugenio will put in context the perspective of the Ethanol Industry in Brazil, including the outputs of the current crisis and Marcelo Guerra, with a practical view of those who follow the daily lives of the sector, will present the view of the productive sector about the current situation and Brazilian prospect.  Romulo Meneses will report on recent studies on the potential for energy recovery from biomass sources in the Northeast region with emphasis on biodiesel.  He will present the reality of this specific sector and its prospects, including the technological stand point. In this debate four strands emerge as guiding practices. Agronomic Technology and agro-climatic conditions defined for the type of crop or raw material being used; agro industrial and industrial technology established and developed for production in small, medium and large scale; logistics and infrastructure for the production and circulation of goods in the economic production chain; the minimum scale of production, complementarity in production processes and simultaneity of production shares. All this items will be discussed for the development of an institutional arrangement that is being built between the  State and Industry as  effective partnerships.