“Growing Sugar Cane in Northwest Sao Paulo State – Positive and Negative Impacts” is the theme of the conference that will take place on June 26th, 2006, in Sao Jose do Rio Preto, Brazil. Panelists include Brazilian Congressman Antonio Carlos de Mendes Thame, president of the Association of Sugar Cane-Growing Municipalities of the State of Sao Paulo (Amcesp); the Executive Director of the Union of Distilleries of the West of Sao Paulo (Udop), Antonio Cesar Salibe; the president of the Organization of Sugar Cane Planters of South-Central Brazil (Orplana), Manoel Ortolan; and other representatives from the sugar and ethanol business. The conference will be hosted by the city government of Rio Preto and the Commercial and Industrial Association of Rio Preto (Acirp). Registration for the event, which is free, can be done by phone: (55) (17) 3214-9421.
My comments on the news item above: assessing the environmental impact of growing a large sugar cane (or corn, or cassava) crop will be an integral part of the development of an ethanol market in other countries. In the above case, representatives from different stakeholders will gather to analyze the impacts of the sugar cane monoculture in the northwestern part of Sao Paulo state - an area about the size of the Netherlands.
As ethanol consolidates its presence in the U.S. and Europe, expect a large number of firms, associations, and unions to develop with it. These organizations will deal with a wide range of issues (environmental, economic, legal, occupational safety) and would do well to look to Brazil's 30+ years of experience to guide them. H.O.
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