Biofuels Affect Food
Availability
Agriculture ministers
from Central America,
the Caribbean, and the
ALBA member countries
strongly condemned the
use of grains to produce
biofuels.
During the conclusions
of a meeting held at the
initiative of Nicaraguan
President Daniel Ortega,
the officials approved a
text warning of the
negative effects of
biofuels in the
accessibility of foods
for the peoples.
The ministers agreed
agricultural and
livestock production
must satisfy the
people's right to food,
through integral
policies supporting
national producers.
They also stressed the
non-fulfillment of the
Millennium Development
Goals, such as the
eradication of extreme
poverty and hunger,
worsens due to the
current substantial rise
in food prices.
It is indispensable to
unite efforts to cope
with the crisis, and
guarantee sustainable
food production and
safety, using the
resources in Latin
America and the
Caribbean, the text
highlights.
The agreed statements
will be analyzed in a
presidential meeting in
Managua on May 7. |
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