United Nations Expert Says Biofuels Are Crime Against Humanity

A United Nations food expert has referred to the conversion of agricultural land to the growing of crops for fuel rather than food, a crime against humanity. He has suugested a five year ban.

Jean Ziegler has condemned the growing of crops to produce biofuels as a substitute for oil; Ziegler calls this practice a crime against humanity. Ziegler is an expert working with the United Nations and is their specialist on the right to food. He has called for a five year ban. Ziegler’s is convinced that within the five year time frame, technological advances would enable the use of agricultural waste, such as corn cobs and banana leaves, rather than crops themselves to produce fuel. Ziegler’s principal concern is that by growing biofuels instead of food crops, global hunger will increase. He referred to the movement towards converting maize and sugar into biofuels as an ill-conceived dash and one which will create a recipe for disaster..