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THE WORLD FOOD SITUATION, THE RIGHT
TO FOOD, &
THE IMPACT ON WOMEN: AGROFUEL
PRODUCTION
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Publication:
Increasing oil prices, rising energy demands, climate
change and Kyoto Protocol commitments are the causes of an emerging worldwide
renewable energy boom. These renewables include agrofuels, such as agrodiesel
made from rapeseed, palm oil, soybean oil or other types of vegetable oil, as
well as agroethanol made from corn, wheat, sugarcane, sugar beet and other
starch-containing plants. This paper aims to study the relation for women,
between the extensive cultivation of crops (staple, for the most part) for
these fuels and the right to food, as well as the obligation of states to
ensure food security.