Food vs fuel
The final press conference of the meet was postponed by an hour and a half because there were disagreements on the final document to be read by DG Diouf. According to fao sources, the dispute was to do with biofuels and the liberalization of agricultural trade. The delay did not come as a surprise; an undercurrent of dispute, stemming from differing concerns, was there all through the conference. The rich nations of the North brought their own agenda to the meet, which was to defend their right to alternative fuel and therefore their interests in biofuel. The South was more concerned about feeding its hungry and protecting the interests of its farmers, which would happen when agricultural trade became fair.
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| JACQUES DIOUF Director-General of FAO | |
| "Nobody understands how 100 million tonnes of cereals got diverted from human consumption, mostly to satisfy a thirst for fuel for vehicles" | |
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