Latin America warns of the impact of biofuel production

The leaders of the two Latin American countries warned about the effects of biofuel production on food supply.

Speaking at the UN headquarters in New York, Bolivian President Evo Morales said the development of biofuels harmed the world's poorest people.

And President Alan Garcia of Peru said that using land for biofuel production has made food impossible for the poor.

Meanwhile, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown is hosting a meeting to discuss European policy with biofuel production. Before the meeting, Mr. Brown said, Britain needed "better selection" with biofuels.

Many cultivated areas have been used for biofuel production.(Photo AP)

According to some analysts, the recovery of alternative fuel production will help prevent global warming. But as food prices escalate around the world, there have been concerns that biofuel development may reduce production of basic foods.

The EU is being criticized for setting a target of producing 10% of fuel transported from crops by 2020. The World Food Program curator and in charge of the African Development Bank also attended the meeting. in London.

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Speaking at the UN forum on the impact of climate change on indigenous peoples, Mr. Morales said the massive uncontrolled industrial development was the cause of the depletion of natural resources."Some South American leaders talk about biofuels and don't understand what they're talking about," he said.

The BBC's Daniel Schweimler says the Bolivian President has hinted at the announcement of his Brazilian counterpart Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, when he declared his country has enough land to grow food as well as plant trees for fuel production. biological.

Last week, Mr Lula rejected allegations that biofuel production is the cause of global food price increases.

On Monday, Brazil announced the project in Ghana to develop sugarcane for bio-ethanol."In Ghana, we are developing a project that results in planting 27,000 hectares of sugarcane to produce 150 million liters of ethanol a year to supply the Swedish market ," said Lula.

For his part, Peruvian President Garcia said that the demand for biofuels pushed world food production to the brink of risk. More than 40% of Peruvians - about 12 million people - live below the poverty line and are increasingly hit by rising prices.