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Agriculture: The foundation of the bioeconomy

Author
Kishore, Ganesh M.
Abstract
Corn is being blamed as responsible for global food shortages. Although the United States has consumed significant amounts of corn for biofuel, this usage is unconnected to shortages of rice, wheat and fruits and vegetables. At most, corn may account for 20% of the current food shortage. Corn is less efficient than sugar cane or sweet sorghum in terms of its biofuel-energy content, but it’s a good starting point on which we can build.
Date Issued
2008Publisher
NABC
Subject
Agricultural biotechnology; biofuels; biopolymers; renewables; bioenergy; biomass; biofeedstocks; conversion technologies;
Rights
Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
Type
book chapter
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