Brazil: Don't blame biofuels for food crisis, says president

Brazil’s president has made an impassioned defence of biofuels, denying that their production contributes to food scarcity and rising world prices.

Brazil: Don't blame biofuels for food crisis, says president

Brazil’s president has made an impassioned defence of biofuels, denying that their production contributes to food scarcity and rising world prices.

Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva also sharply criticised industrial countries for subsidising agricultural output, which he blamed for undermining the competitiveness of developing nations and reducing world production.

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