Parlon produces biofuels roadmap

A DETAILED roadmap for the adoption of biofuels has been produced by Minister of State Tom Parlon, who has announced that he intends to bring it to his colleagues in Government in the next few weeks.

Mr Parlon said crops such as rape seed, elephant grass and willow offer farmers a new source of income and a solution to the challenges of energy security and meeting the country’s Kyoto obligations if the Government creates the right market framework.

However, the former IFA leader stressed that as a commercial farmer he did not expect farmers to grow energy crops because it is a good thing to do.