India, July 6 -- Food-based biofuels will remain the backbone of global biofuel production through 2035.

First-generation ethanol and biodiesel from maize, sugarcane and vegetable oils will continue to dominate despite sustainability concerns.

This will limit shift to cellulosic alternatives and keep pressure on farmland, food supplies and crop prices worldwide.

First-generation biofuels - ethanol made mainly from sugar, maize, rice and other cereals, and biodiesel from vegetable oils such as soybean, rapeseed and palm oil - will continue to dominate global biofuel markets over the next decade, according to the OECD-FAO Agricultural Outlook 2026-2035.

This holds true despite increasing scrutiny of biofuel sustainability in many countr...