ISLAMABAD – Brazil and Pakistan produce huge amount of sugarcane and
Brazil will soon establish its industry to help Pakistan in ethanol
extraction or production from sugarcane which would bring about
stability in petroleum prices and also control price-hiking in Pakistan.
This was stated in a meeting between the Brazilian Ambassador Alfredo
Leoni with Pakistan Muslim League President and Chairman Senate Standing
Committee on Foreign Affairs Senator Salim Saifullah Khan.
Both the leaders discussed important bilateral, regional and international
issues of high importance. Leoni has stressed that Pakistan has huge
potential in the field of agriculture but the problem was that it has
not introduced modern agricultural techniques. He highlighted that
Brazil produced huge amount of ethanol from sugarcane which has
decreased its dependency on petrol and price-hiking has also been
controlled. He also highlighted that production of sugarcane in both
Brazil and Pakistan was probably roughly on the same plane but Pakistan
had not developed its industry to produce ethanol from sugarcane.
It was also noted that if Pakistan developed its industry to produce
ethanol from sugarcane, it will help Pakistan to decrease its dependency
on petrol and it can easily control price-hiking and can give relief to
its nation. He has also mentioned that in Brazil millions of vehicles
run on ethanol and in industrial processes it is a basic and vital
commodity.
Source: Pakistan Today