Water Policy Vol 10 No S1 pp 8394 © IWA Publishing 2008
doi:10.2166/wp.2008.053 Some insights in the effect of growing
bio-energy demand on global food security and natural resources
Alexander Müllera, Josef Schmidhuberb, Jippe Hoogeveenc and
Pasquale Stedutoc aCorresponding author. Natural Resources
Management and Environment Department, Food and Agriculture
Organization of the United Nations, Viale delle terme di
Caracalla, 00153, Rome, Italy . Fax:+39 06 57053064 E-mail:
email@example.com bGlobal Perspectives Studies Unit, Food and
Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Viale delle
terme di Caracalla, 00153, Rome, Italy cWater Resources
Management and Development Unit, Food and Agriculture
Organization of the United Nations, Viale delle terme di
Caracalla, 00153, Rome, Italy Growing crops for biofuels is
often criticized because of its direct competition for land for
food production. The recent price increases on world food
markets are partly a result of this competition. For instance,
cereals pri