Money -- and patience -- needed for 2nd-generation biofuels

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Corn from a seed dealer and farmer near Rochelle Illinois as demand rises driven in part by the increase in ethanol production. Next-generation biofuels that are greener than present crop-based fuels are in the works but it will take many years and m ...
Corn from a seed dealer and farmer near Rochelle, Illinois as demand rises, driven in part by the increase in ethanol production. Next-generation biofuels that are greener than present crop-based fuels are in the works, but it will take many years, and massive financial support, before they reach the pump, delegates at the Food and Agriculture Organisation have heard in Rome

Next-generation biofuels that are greener than present crop-based fuels are in the works, but it will take many years, and massive financial support, before they reach the pump, experts say.


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