By 2030 the world population will have increased to such an extent that a 50 per cent increase in food production will be needed, it is claimed

The rush towards biofuels is theatening world food production and the lives of billions of people, the Government’s Chief Scientific Adviser said yesterday.

Professor John Beddington put himself at odds with ministers who have committed Britain to large increases in the use of biofuels over the coming decades. ... Read full article