Opponents of the development of a bio-fuel sector make us believe that cultivation of fuel crops is radically different from agriculture as we know it. But why? Farmers don't really mind if their cash crop is cassava, tobacco, soy, coffee or jatropha.If jatropha pays better than coffee, the farmer will shift to jatropha. Should farmers only grow crops for food? Should we also ban cotton? A major part of the food crops produced today is not consumed by humans. More than 40% of world grain productionis fed to animals, and this is increasing rapidly with the growth in meat consumption. The resources allocated to bio-fuels are small in comparison.
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