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Countryside boost

Biofuels are in the news because of climate change - but there are other potential benefits too.

Peter Kendall is the president of the National Farmers' Union. He explains that growing biofuels could give a big boost to farming communities in the UK:

'Provided the raw materials for the biofuels are grown sustainably in the UK, their production will contribute significantly to the viability of the rural economy.'



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Biofuels could help support British farming.
Biofuels could help support British farming.
    Image: Beatrice Murch
 

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