German development minister calls for regulation of biofuels market

Germany’s development minister is calling for greater regulation of the global biofuels market to prevent its expansion from driving up food prices.

Heidemarie Wieczorek-Zeul says “it is unacceptable for the export of agrofuels to pose a threat to the supply situation of the very people already living in poverty.”
She says the world needs new rules that balance goals including climate change mitigation, food security and social development.

International Herald Tribune