Cassava for ethanol promotion encouraged in Thailand

In Thailand, the ministries of Commerce and Energy are reportedly set to cooperate to develop a strategy to promote the production of ethanol from cassava.

Energy minister Pongsak Raktapongpaisarn is believed to have been tasked with overseeing the country’s production of cassava as an energy and food crop, with one objective being to prevent a price drop.

Raktapongpaisarn has recently been encouraging cassava farmers to get involved with the government’s contract farming programme.

In addition to this, the minister has also been asked to lead policy in regards to bio-plastics and Thailand’s first bio-plastic pant.