Greener pastures for globalization: how European farmers can help save the planet as well as the Doha Round

The advent of biofuels offers a new opportunity for agriculture to contribute to society by reducing trade rivalry. Biofuel production gives farmers a new source of income while helping to reduce external energy dependence. European farm support is also an impediment to global trade negotiations, and we believe a new food-fuel perspective can help overcome this by reconciling the needs of EU farmers and those in Europe and elsewhere who gain from more liberal international trade.