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phantom power Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-13-08 01:07 PM
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Myanmar biofuel drive deepens food shortage
BANGKOK (AFP) - Myanmar is struggling to feed its people in the aftermath of Cyclone Nargis -- in part because the regime has been forcing some farmers to stop growing rice in a plan to produce biofuel instead.

In 2005 the military government's leader Than Shwe ordered a national drive to plant jatropha, a poisonous nut he hoped would be the cornerstone of a state industry that would capitalise on growing world demand for biofuels.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080513/sc_afp/myanmarweathercyclonefoodbiofuel_080513060554;_ylt=AuF_QAsuYt4dI0dAX3QKLqnPOrgF
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pscot Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-13-08 02:57 PM
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1. Speaking of poisonous nuts...
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