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Although the use of alcohol as a fuel in the United States is in the developing stages, Brazil has already made a full-scale commitment that will eventually switch their dependence on oil to a greater use of this alternate fuel.
As a definite interest is growing in Virginia, not only on the farm level but in the full-scale production of alcohol for fuel, we welcomed the opportunity to go to this South American country to see firsthand the progress they have made and learn more about their continuing program. When talking about alcohol fuels, most people mention the experience of Brazil.
The Brazilian effort is government organized and sponsored and goes under the title of “Proalcool.” It has a target of 2.87 billion gallons of alcohol by the end of 1985. By the end of 1979, 17 percent of Brazil’s gasoline consumption had been replaced with alcohol and by the end of this year it is anticipated that the country will be producing 800 million gallons. By 1985, they project '/: of gasoline type fuels will be alcohol. At the moment, Brazil’s production is based amost entirely on sugar cane. That country currently has 6 million acres of the best farm
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