Asian Development Bank: Biofuels making food more expensive

April 21, 2008 By GILLIAN WONG, Associated Press Writer

(AP) -- Developed nations should stop paying agricultural subsidies to encourage biofuel production because the payments are making staple foods more expensive, the Asian Development Bank said Monday.

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