| ID | 076838 |
| Title Proper | How biofuels could starve the poor |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Runge, C Ford ; Senauer, Benjamin |
| Publication | 2007. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | Thanks to high oil prices and hefty subsidies, corn-based ethanol is now all the rage in the United States. But it takes so much supply to keep ethanol production going that the price of corn -- and those of other food staples -- is shooting up around the world. To stop this trend, and prevent even more people from going hungry, Washington must conserve more and diversify ethanol's production inputs |
| `In' analytical Note | Foreign Affairs Vol. 86, No.3; May-Jun 2007: p 41-54 |
| Journal Source | Foreign Affairs Vol. 86, No.3; May-Jun 2007: p 41-54 |
| Key Words | Energy Security ; Biofuels ; Ethanol |