Woodcutter wrote:I think there is no connection ...Misterloxo wrote:[...] Economically it is interesting for the farmer, but ethically, to burn cereals while millions of poor wretches die of hunger ...Woodcutter wrote:Why assholes?gegyx wrote:[...] If it is used as fuel, I do not see where is the problem? There co.n.rds goods that burn corn for heat! [...]
Combustible wheat should not be seen as a food crop but as an energy crop ... (like forestry, what ...)
We must not think that from here we can solve the problem of world hunger ...
By actions of aid to local populations (aid to crops, aid to technical improvement, etc.) yes, but surely not by cultivating here to give them after ...
In France, the cereals cultivated on 4 Million Ha are exported.
I agree: it is more profitable for the populations of developing countries to help them to be independent.
But, it is not only in "so-called" poor countries where people are starving.
They are everywhere in France and in Europe.
Still a few days ago, I was watching a report on undocumented migrants from Latin America in Spain who flock to the trash cans of a lidl to eat.
So, for sure, these are crops for energy only; otherwise they would not exist and I understand them very well as such.
However, I can't help but always keep in mind that while some people are burning cereal, others are dying from having only a few grams a day.