Advanta Believes in Sorghum for Ethanol
Advanta US believes sorghum will become the most versatile feedstock for ethanol production. As a global seed company that has a direction toward research, they have seen a stream of similarities and advantages verses other readily known ethanol production methods such corn, sugar and switchgrass.
According to a press release from Advanta US, “As the world leader in sorghum, including bioenergy sorghums, Advanta is intimately involved in developing the biofuels industry worldwide,” says John Oppelt, Advanta US Manager of Business Development.
“Although the starch-to-ethanol method of ethanol production using corn or grain sorghum has gained the lion’s share of agriculture’s attention to date, the sugar-to-ethanol and cellulosic ethanol methods hold the greatest advantage in conversion and green footprint. Advanta is building upon the advantages of sorghum and currently is marketing hybrids we’ve developed for biofuel and bioenergy conversion around the world. Sorghum is the only crop offering multiple pathways to ethanol.”
Advanta is a global seed company headquartered in India with offices in Argentina, Australia, India, Thailand and the U.S.
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Reginald Agu
Nigeria is a key player in the use of sorghum for industrial processes. They have also produced scholars of sound academic quality in sorghum research yet no mention is made about Nigeria with regard to sorghum production and research. I will be happy to see Nigeria taken on board when it comes to sorghum. There are institutions that can do collaborative work with Advanta on sorghum. I will be happy to play a link-up role in this regard. I have personally done a lot of studies on sorghum.
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