Economic Theory VS. Reality: The Potential Impact of Biofuel Production on FoodSecurity in Emerging Markets

This article was first published on May 20, 2015 as a blog post for BioFuelNet Canada.

“FOOD FOR FUEL“

Three syllables. Alliteration. Simple and memorable – the type of messaging the

politicians, and those that lobby them, adore.

The theory behind the phrase is a simple one. As crops or the land used to grow them is

diverted to produce biofuels, like ethanol or bio-diesel, the cost of food will rise as a result

of shrinking food harvests.....

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