[Ost-news] Biofuel moratorium proposed to prevent starvation among the poor: UN Rapporteur

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October 11, 2007 - 9:30 PM  
UN rapporteur calls for biofuel moratorium 

More and more corn is being used for biofuel at the expense of food, according to Jean Ziegler.

The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food is demanding an international five-year ban on producing biofuels to combat soaring food prices.

Switzerland's Jean Ziegler said the conversion of arable land for plants used for green fuel had led to an explosion of agricultural prices which was punishing poor countries forced to import their food at a greater cost.

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