Hydraulic cranes lift sugarcane from trucks for processing at the ethanol plant at the Simbhaoli Integrated Sugar Complex in Simbhaoli, Uttar Pradesh, India, in this, March 7, 2006 file photo. All across Asia, governments are searching the plantations and farm fields for crops that can help them offset their dependence on imported oil. Plans by China and India to greatly increase their domestic production of biofuels will put greater pressure on their water supplies and, in turn, undermine their ability to meet future food demands, according to a study released Thursday. AP Photo logo AP Photo 25 months ago

Hydraulic cranes lift sugarcane from trucks for processing at the ethanol plant at the Simbhaoli Integrated Sugar Complex in Simbhaoli, Uttar Pradesh, India, in this, March 7, 2006 file photo. All across Asia, governments are searching the plantations and farm fields for crops that can help them offset their dependence on imported oil. Plans by China and India to greatly increase their domestic production of biofuels will put greater pressure on their water supplies and, in turn, undermine their ability to meet future food demands, according to a study released Thursday.

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