FAO uncovering links between bioenergy and food security in Thailand

摘要

The ability to access the means to acquire appropriate food for a nutritious diet is the cornerstone of food security. Yet last year the food crisis that beset the world via soaring food prices posed a serious threat to this seemingly simple and self evident principle, particularly for people in the developing world. Bioenergy and liquid biofuels were fingered as a key cause of the crisis. And, while estimates of the actual influence of bioenergy demand varied, often wildly, there was little doubt the grow ing demand for bioenergy was one of the factors propelling food prices higher.