People and Planet: Biofuel production from agriculture grew more than threefold from 2000 to 2007. It now covers nearly two per cent of the world’s consumption of transport fuels and is continuing to grow. Reporting this, the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation, has called for an urgent review of both biofuels and farm subsidies to preserve food security, sustain the environment and protect poor farmers,. Launching the new edition of its annual publication The State of Food and Agriculture 2008 FAO …