Report: Biofuel caused food crisis
By Saleem Khan • Jul 9th, 2008 • Category: MiscBiofuels 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The damning unpublished assessment is based on the most detailed analysis of the crisis so far, carried out by an internationally-respected economist at global financial body.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 [...]
