Increasing demand for biofuels could be detrimental for women

Increasing demand for liquid biofuels such as bioethanol and biodiesel, the conversion of agricultural land for their production and increased use of natural resources could be detrimental to women in rural areas, a new United Nations study warns.

The study, released by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), calls on the member States to adopt measures to ensure that women have the same opportunities as men to benefit from the increased production of biofuels.

"Unless policies are adopted in developing countries to strengthen the participation of small farmers, especially women in biofuel production by increasing their access to land, capital and technology, gender inequalities are likely to become more marked"...

[ Note that they're defining 'harm' to women not as their losing something, but in not gaining additional benefit in equal measure to men. The world is beginning to starve, and these idiots are lecturing on gender-farming-inequality. What could be more foolish? A: biofuels are causing the starvation. UNsalvageable.]

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