Biofuels 'moral problem' during food crisis: IMF chief

April 18, 2008

Debate over skyrocketing food prices and the ensuing threat to political stability is rife, including at major financial institutions like the International Monetary Fund. Its chief, Dominique Strauss-Kahn, has jumped into the fray by pointing his finger at biofuels, saying in an interview their cultivation poses a "moral problem".