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 Author Page - BENJAMIN SENAUER
Recent Foreign Affairs articles: 3 documents found; displaying 1 to 3.How Ethanol Fuels the Food Crisis C. Ford Runge and Benjamin Senauer May 28, 2008 Summary: Runge and Senauer's update to their May/June 2007 essay ''How Biofuels Could Starve the Poor.'' read
C. Ford Runge and Benjamin Senauer May/June 2007 Summary: Thanks to high oil prices and hefty subsidies, corn-based ethanol is now all the rage in the United States. But it takes so much supply to keep ethanol production going that the price of corn -- and those of other food staples -- is shooting up around the world. To stop this trend, and prevent even more people from going hungry, Washington must conserve more and diversify ethanol's production inputs. read | click for more information
C. Ford Runge and Benjamin Senauer May/June 2000 Summary: Amid all the fuss over genetically modified food, environmentalists and consumer activists have overlooked a vital challenge for the developing world: food security. As the South's population grows, it will need more food, a more varied and nutritious diet, and better access to the North's markets. Rich countries must do their part by slashing trade barriers to developing countries' goods -- especially in agriculture -- and spreading the biotechnology revolution to the poorest farmers who need it most. But the debacle in Seattle showed how difficult this quest will be. read | click for more information
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