June 18, 2008  Wednesday
 
 
 
 

Stop Converting Arable Land For Bio-Fuels As It Will Worsen Food Crisis, Says PM

By R. Ravichandran

KUALA LUMPUR, July 8 (Bernama) -- Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi has called for a halt to the widespread conversion of arable land to produce bio-fuels as it was deepening global food scarcity and further driving up food prices.

  
     
 

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A delegate walks pass the Group of Eight Islamic Developing Countries (D-8) Summit banner during the morning session of the 25th Session of D-8 Commission on July 5. Malaysia is hosting the 10th meeting of high-level trade officials of D-8 in Kuala Lumpur. The meeting is held in conjunction with the sixth D-8 Countries Summit from July 7-8. -- fotoBERNAMA COPYRIGHT RESERVED
 

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