Area
Brazil
Commodity Group
Biofuels
Commodity
Biodiesel
Date
01/08/2019
Policy Category
Renewable energy
Policy Instrument
Biofuel policy
Description
Increased the number of small farmer cooperatives that may qualify as suppliers of raw materials to the biodiesel industry. The measure was expected to lift the number of family farms participating in the countrys biodiesel production chain to more than 100 000.
Notes
Since 2005, Brazils social procurement programme (known as Selo Combust
