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	View Edit Domain: BioEnergy Title: * Body: LIMA, Peru - Peru`s government plans to restrict biofuel production to secure its food supply, the country`s agricultural minister said Tuesday.<p>"The idea is that the production of biofuels will take place in degraded lands to avoid competition with food production," Agriculture Minister Ismael Benavides told the Andina state news agency.</p> <p>Benavides and Peru`s Environmental Minister Antonio Brack agreed to restrict the cultivation of crops destined for biofuels on land currently used to produce food.</p> <p>Clearing of forested land for biofuel production will also be prohibited.</p> <p>Last month, President Alan Garcia blamed rising food prices on the global push to convert cropland to the production of alternative fuels like ethanol.</p> <p>Garcia`s poll ratings have dipped in recent months, and many Peruvians say they are upset by rising food prices.</p> <p>Copyright 2008 Associated Press</p> Captcha: Please Enter Code : * Time Zone: * Select the time zone Vocabularies Newsletter: Domain: Show summary in full view Input format Filtered HTML Web page addresses and e-mail addresses turn into links automatically. Lines and paragraphs break automatically. Full HTML Web page addresses and e-mail addresses turn into links automatically. Lines and paragraphs break automatically. news_filter Web page addresses and e-mail addresses turn into links automatically. More information about formatting options			Related Articles Minn. commissioners recommend delaying move from B5 to B10 Germany Passes More Aggressive Renewable Energy Law New program aims to boost clean-tech OriginOil's French Joint Venture Participates in Large-Scale... Biofuels Law and Regulation Conference is April 22 Research by Energy Biosciences Institute Suggests Exclusive ... Congress nod on ethanol imports sought Philippines Energy Department to Import Bioethanol Massachusetts biomass study finds complex carbon impact Munsee-Delaware Nation Makes its Presence in Biomass Energy ... Top BioEnergy Articles

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