India focusing on sustainable use of bio-resources
Chennai, Feb 17 India is focussing on sustainable use of its bio-resources and the government will establish the National Bureau for Forest Genetics in Dehradun to protect the country's forest genetic reserves.
India has expressed concern at diversion of foodgrains to bio-fuel production and has supported the FAO findings that the current rise in farm commodity prices is not due to higher consumption by emerging economies but diversion of maize and other crops for ethanol production.