7.05.2008

On competing with machines for food


Biofuels have forced global food prices up by 75% - far more than previously estimated - according to a confidential World Bank report obtained by the Guardian.



The damning unpublished assessment is based on the most detailed analysis of the crisis so far, carried out by an internationally-respected economist at global financial body.



The figure emphatically contradicts the US government's claims that plant-derived fuels contribute less than 3% to food-price rises.

[From Secret report: biofuel caused food crisis | Environment | The Guardian]

The machines are winning.



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