Shouldn’t we be using Corn for food instead of fuel?
Canada has a surplus of grain. Today, many farmers are loosing their businesses because large surpluses lead to low crop prices. World hunger is more the result of politics and policies, than a shortage of food. In ethanol production only the starch portion of the kernel is converted to ethanol. What remains is put back into the food chain (Distillious Grain (DDG)). Much of the world’s population suffers from protein and vitamin deficiencies. Many people suffer from hunger not because there isn’t enough food, but because of economic, political and transportation barriers. The development of renewable energy sources like ethanol can make energy more available to remote areas of the world. That should make it easier to get food to isolated people.
