IDB programs to improve agro industry

11 Dec '07

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These include a series of technical, economic, fiscal, agricultural, social and environmental studies that will help devise a solid framework for well-informed decision-making to strengthen regional production of biofuels.

The IDB has been a key promoter of sustainable energy in the Mesoamerican region. At the first Energy Fair organized by Guatemala's Ministry of Energy and Mines (MEM) from November 12-15, 2007, the IDB worked with the MEM to organize the Central American Ministers Forum, analyzing challenges faced by the energy sector and reviewing IDB programs and facilities for financing.

The IDB also organized the Fourth Meeting of the Mesoamerican Biofuels Group and the Vinasse Seminar (vinasse is an ethanol by product) in close association with the MEM, the General Secretariat of the Central American Integration System (SG/SICA) and the Subregional Headquarters of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) in Mexico. These events brought together private-sector groups involved in producing ethanol and government institutions.

The meetings included presentations of final reports on biofuels at the regional level, financed by the IDB through its Sustainable Energy and Climate Change Initiative (SECCI), with funding from the IDB/Germany Strategic Partnership Agreement on Sustainable Energy.

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