Guatemalans hungrier as biofuels edge out food
The ripple effects of U.S. and European biofuels policies are being felt in rural Guatemala, where conditions are seen as ideal for producing raw materials for the fuels. That has meant there is less land being used to grow crops for food, and "the average Guatemalan is now hungrier because of biofuel development," said Katja Winkler, a researcher at the Guatemalan nonprofit Idear. The New York Times
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