The
United Nations is expected to reveal a new battle plan to tackle the
growing crisis in global food provision.
Monday's meeting in
Switzerland follows a warning from the UN's Special Rapporteur
on the Right to Food, who says developed countries and the biofuel
industry are largely to blame for the current food shortages.

"Bioethanol
is one of the reasons why food prices have exploded. Last year the US
burned 138 million tons of maize and transformed it into bioethanol
and biodiesel," Jean Ziegler told Al Jazeera.

"Burning food today,
so as to serve the mobility of the rich countries, is a crime against
humanity."

Read more (Al Jazeera)