Using more of the world's crops as energy sources could threaten food supplies to those people who are most in need, especially at prices that are competitive on the world market. Joachim von Braun assesses opportunities and risks in the development of bioenergy to discuss the changing role of the United States in assisting famine intervention worldwide.
Hosted by: ACES Global Connect , College of Agricultural, Consumer, and Environmental Sciences

In conjunction with: Center for Advanced BioEnergy Research, Center for African Studies, Center for Global Studies, Department of Agricultural and Consumer Economics, Department of Business Administration, Department of Sociology, Energy Biosciences Institute, European Union Center, Gardner Chair for Agricultural Policy, Institute for Genomic Biology, Spurlock Museum, Russian, East European, and Eurasian Center, Women and Gender in Global Perspectives Program

WILL-AM580 FOCUS interview with Joachim von Braun