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Photo Of The Week: Council Represented At Clean Cooking Roundtable In Nation’s Capital

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This week, U.S. Grains Council Manager of Ethanol Policy and Sustainability Linda Schmid (leftmost) spoke at a roundtable meeting in Washington, DC to discuss solutions to make cooking with biofuels more accessible in Africa. Attendees included officials from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the U.S. Department of Energy, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and multiple African embassies who shared their views on the benefits of clean cooking and how to alleviate trade barriers for ethanol.

About The U.S. Grains Council

The U.S. Grains Council develops export markets for U.S. barley, corn, sorghum and related products including distiller’s dried grains with solubles (DDGS) and ethanol. With full-time presence in 28 locations, the Council operates programs in more than 50 countries and the European Union. The Council believes exports are vital to global economic development and to U.S. agriculture’s profitability. Detailed information about the Council and its programs is online at www.grains.org.