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BIOFUELS : FISCHER BOEL UNDERLINES ENERGY OPPORTUNITIES FOR FARMERS.

At the annual conference of the National Farmers' Union in the UK, Agriculture Commissioner Mariann Fischer Boel pointed to growing opportunities for European farmers thanks to binding biofuels targets creating a better climate for investing in bio-energy. The Common Agriculture Policy already supports the sector and the European Commission proposed, in September 2006, extending aid for energy crops to the new member states. In December 2006, EU agriculture ministers agreed to extend the energy crop scheme.

The Commission's January Energy Package and the corresponding Renewable Energy Roadmap propose, by 2020, that biofuels account for at least 10% of EU transport fuel ...

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