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Food crisis will take hold before climate change, warns chief scientist

Food security and the rapid rise in food prices make up the "elephant in the room" that politicians must face up to quickly. Professor John Beddington said the global rush to grow biofuels was compounding the problem, and cutting down rainforest to produce biofuel crops was "profoundly stupid". It is very hard to see a world growing enough crops to produce renewable energy and at the same time meet the enormous demand for food to alleviate poverty.
Published On:	3/7/2008
Submitted On:	3/10/2008 9:14:20 AM by Frank K
Categories:	Food

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