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Leaders clash on biofuels at food summit
Summary from United States, from articles in English
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ROME - World powers must act quickly to control soaring food prices that threaten nearly 1 billion people with hunger and could trigger global social unrest, the United Nations said Tuesday. (article 8)
At a three-day emergency food summit, U.N. officials urged nations to eliminate trade barriers, expand research into biotechnology and boost production with an annual investment of $20 billion to $30 billion. (article 8)
The United Nations food summit was heading towards deadlock on Wednesday night as countries remained divided over biofuel policies, agreeing only to continue "international ongoing dialogue", according to a draft of the summit's declaration. (article 2)
ROME (Reuters) - African countries and anti-poverty campaigners looked to the outcome of a food crisis summit on Thursday for a signal the world will start to produce solutions to stop millions more people falling into hunger. (article 3)
Rich countries came under attack on Tuesday at the United Nations food summit for their biofuel subsidies and production targets, declining spending on development aid for agriculture and large subsidies to European and US farmers. (article 1)
New answers have allowed growth in population and in living standards, but with today's surge in food prices the need to raise agricultural productivity is once again pressing. (article 11)
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biofuels, Food, summit, Countries, production |
Source articles
- Rich nations attacked over biofuels (ft.com, 06/03/2008, 459 words)
- Food summit in deadlock over biofuels (ft.com, 06/04/2008, 453 words)
- ABC News: U.N. Demands 'Green Revolution' for Africa (ABCNews, 06/04/2008, 328 words)
- Leaders clash on biofuels at food summit (CNN, 06/04/2008, 690 words)
- U.S. food policy under fire at summit (L.A. Times, 06/04/2008, 832 words)
- Biofuels: What do the experts think? (CNN, 06/02/2008, 1809 words)
- World leaders urged to address food crisis (L.A. Times, 06/04/2008, 669 words)
- U.N. warns starvation could fuel social unrest (seattletimes.nwsource.com, 06/04/2008, 587 words)
- UN food crisis summit delegates work on compromise (Washington Post, 06/04/2008, 377 words)
- A Greener Revolution (Washington Post, 06/04/2008, 399 words)
- Time for a second green revolution (ft.com, 06/02/2008, 439 words)
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