cars vs. corn (the food vs. fuel debate)
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This presentation is a brief overview of the food vs. fuel debate that is currently a hot topic in agriculture today.TRANSCRIPT
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By: Lydia Wendte
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Using Food for Fuel: A Debate
• Main concern: corn
• Use of corn for ethanol has contributed to rising food prices
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Biofuels . . .
• have been debated for decades.• provide another market for farmers.• cause food prices to rise.• take away from livestock and human food
sources.
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• 19th Century Experiments• 1970s drive• Political attention• Interest has fluctuated
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“The perception that we are taking food from the mouths of the hungry . . . is a myth.”
- Illinois Corn (2011)
Stakeholder Viewpoint
http://www.ilcorn.org/ethanol/6-food-and-fuel/
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Stakeholder Viewpoint
Information from Illinois Corn (2011)
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Retrieved from: http://www.ilcorn.org/ethanol/6-food-and-fuel/
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Alternative Viewpoint
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Food, Fuel or Both?