Wednesday 26 October 2011

Biofuel projects affected by rising food prices

Global food prices are increasing, however the United States Department of Agriculture Chief Advisor for Government, Academia and Industry Partnership, Cindy Smith and Deputy Coordinator for Feed the Future Initiative, Tjada McKenna have argued and claimed that using corn for biofuel is not affecting global food prices. Many Experts and activists are claiming that its the policies from both the US and Brussels, that are targeting to use more renewable energy sources including biodiesel from corn and ethanol from sugar as the biggest threats to global food security. Read more ...
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