A Closer Look at the Food Vs Fuel Debate
URBANA, US - Symptoms of the food-versus-fuel crisis are appearing regularly in the news but the underlying causes - and long-term implications - are poorly understood. Much of the problems boil down to new Asian wealth, a global desire to eat more meat and a thing called elasticity, all of which can be mapped on a three-dimensional computer, explains Bob Sampson, a University of Illinois agricultural economics professor.
13 May 2008
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