Proceeding contribution from Jeremy Corbyn (Labour) in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 3 March 2009. It occurred during Adjournment debate on Latin America.
Latin America
The hon. Lady may know that one of the problems is that the growth in maize-based ethanol has forced up the price of maize, and thus tortillas, which are the only sustainable form of food for many poor people, particularly in central America. Essentially, those people are starving to feed American gas guzzlers.
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- 2008-09
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- Westminster Hall
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- Biofuels Developing countries Development aid Diplomatic service Human rights Languages Forests Land use Ethnic groups EU external trade Foreign policy Foreign relations Poverty Mining Nature conservation Natural resources Politics and government Nationalisation Migrant workers Trade USA Visits abroad Venezuela Bolivia Latin America
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