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UN agency questions wider use of biofuels
Source: Posted: 10-09-2008 at 12:01:55
| The International Herald Tribune, October 8, 2008 Wednesday - The United Nations food agency on Tuesday called for a review of biofuel subsides and policies, noting that they had contributed significantly to rising food prices and the hunger in poor countries.
With policies and subsidies to encourage biofuel production in place in much of the developed world, farmers now often find it more profitable to plants crops for fuel rather than for food, a shift that has helped lead to global food shortages. |
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