Biofuels and food security

• Autores: José María Medina Rey
• Localización: Cuadernos de estrategia, ISSN 1697-6924, Nº. 161, 1, 2013 (Ejemplar dedicado a: Food security and global security), págs. 196-224
• Idioma: español
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  • The increase in the price of oil has had an important impact in the rise of food prices in several ways; one of them has been the rise of biofuels whose production has experienced exponential growth in the last decade. In this article we describe what are biofuels, what factors have driven their boom, how positive are their balance in economic, energy and environmental terms, and, especially, what is their impact on food security and what role have played in the food crisis.