Global Forum on Food Security and Nutrition (FSN Forum)

Dear sirs

Please find enclosed the document

Preliminary Comments from CENBIO (The National Reference Center on Biomass – University of Sao Paulo) on FAO HLPE Consultation Paper on Biofuels and Food Security

This document was prepared by CENBIO under the coordination of prof Jose Goldemberg (Zayed Award 2013) with comments from a group of experts on bioenergy

We hope comments and suggestions presented here will help to improve the FAO HLPE Consultation Paper

Please feel free to send us any comments and/or questions

Sincerely yours

Profa Suani Coelho, PhD

Professor

University of Sao Paulo - USP

Coordinator

CENBIO - The National Reference Center on Biomass - USP

Sao Paulo - Brazil