Marketed as a superfood with almost magical properties, soya protein is found in almost everything we eat. It’s a shame its health claims aren’t worth a bean, says Pat Thomas
… Behind the label: Soya Pat Thomas | 6th January 2009 Ethical Living Behind The Label Soya Gm Food Soya Food And Farming Soya_BTL_MAIN.jpg …
As the people of Argentina are driven by economic collapse to the point of starvation, a new solution is being imposed upon them. Ben Backwell reports on a country being force fed genetically modified soya designed not for humans, but for cattle
… Soya Republic Ben Backwell | 1st February 2003 News Gm Soya Argentina Genetically Modified Biotech … Agribusiness Biotechnology Agribusiness Soya Biotechnology Gm Products Soya Farming …
A decade ago, soya was being hailed as a superfood but in recent years, numerous issues surrounding deforestation and its impact on health have come to light
… The dark side of soya: how one super crop lost its way Amy Hall … Living Soy Deforestation WWF Greenpeace Gm Soya Health Farming Food And Farming Climate … Amazon Lives holding.jpg A decade ago, soya was being hailed as a superfood but in …
Soya is taking over the vegan food scene. But production surpasses vegan demand. There must be another culprit which is driving soya's destructive grip.
… Soya's deadly secret Louisianna Waring | 6th … Rights Climate Change Amazon Rainforest Soya Animal Feed Animal Farming Amazon Forest … Soya is taking over the vegan food scene. But … must be another culprit which is driving soya's destructive grip. When you think of …
A new film, Raising Resistance, gives a telling account of how Paraguay's small farmers are suffering social and environmental ills from the country's meteoric rise in soya farming
… farmers defend livelihoods against industrial soya production Grace Philip | 8th May 2012 … ills from the country's meteoric rise in soya farming Over the last ten years, Paraguay … due to the world’s increasing demand for soya. Approximately 80 per cent of the world’s …
Whilst running the length of South America to raise awareness of the vulnerability of the continent's remaining wilderness Katharine and David Lowrie meet the winners and losers in Argentina's rush on soya....
… Soya: Argentinian Gold Rush Katharine David … the winners and losers in Argentina's rush on soya.... It is Autumn time south of the … face of the South American "gold rush" for soya - a small, green, protein-rich legume …
Amazon threat from soybean expansion delayed for a year - but 8 million hectares of unprotected forest at risk from 2015 pending new measures.
… measures. A landmark moratorium on Brazilian soya that was set to end on the last day of … The initiative prevents major traders selling soya that may be linked to deforestation in … today's decision: "By agreeing to extend the Soya Moratorium, traders are responding to …
Whether for health, ethical or environmental reasons, a low-dairy or dairy-free diet is becoming more mainstream. Here's how to have your (cheese)cake and eat it too...
… Living Food And Farming Health Dairy Free Soya Vegan Food Miles Rice Milk Allergies … Lang Sustainable Development Commission WWF soya-milk.jpg Whether for health, ethical or … your (cheese)cake and eat it too... The first soya milk cappuccino I ever tried was …
Europe's demand for cheap meat is been fed by an increasing demand for soya feed from the Amazon but it comes at a cost - deforestation
… port at Santarem from where it exports soya to Europe Europe's demand for cheap meat is been fed by an increasing demand for soya feed from the Amazon but it comes at a … the last five years thanks to the advent of soya farming in the area. Huge multinational …
A solution to the livestock sector's reliance on soya animal feed, which is driving deforestation in Argentina and Brazil, could be found by incentivising home-grown alternatives
… UK could cut Amazon soya imports with home-grown peas and beans … to the livestock sector's reliance on soya animal feed, which is driving … The UK could cut its dependency on imported soya in half by encouraging farmers to switch …
High in fat and with a carbon footprint to match, cow’s milk is neither the greenest or healthiest milk available. So what are the alternatives? Here are 10 of the best
… Styles | 13th April 2011 Ethical Living Milk Soya Food And Drink Rice Goat Buffalo Food And … pick of the best alternatives to cow's milk. Soya Milk Packed with protein and fibre, benefits of soya milk include the presence of …
Matilda Lee talks exclusively to the head of WWF Brazil about controversial beef and soya production, the REDD mechanism and deforestation, as well as the wider environmental challenges facing the emerging economic powerhouse
… Hamu: Brazil 'needs to increase' beef and soya productivity Matilda Lee | 22nd February … Denise Hamu Living Planet Report Soya 1denisepic.jpg Denise Hamu, head of WWF … of WWF Brazil about controversial beef and soya production, the REDD mechanism and …
Jag-Wah, the new environmental hero from Greenpeace, comes alive in bold animations to expose the truth about industrial animal farming and rainforest annihilation.
… oil production on the Indonesian rainforests. Soya Rang-Tan, a 90 second clip, became an … nearly 50 percent can be attributed to soya imports. Hence, soya production is directly responsible for …
It was a bad year for the biotech barons. At a conference in January 1999, the consulting firm Arthur Andersen revealed Monsanto executives’ vision of an ideal future – a world in which natural seeds were virtually all extinct and where commercial seeds were genetically modified (GM) and patented.
… any human has ever eaten them. Soon after GM soya was introduced into the UK, researchers … Yorkshire, reported that allergies to soya had skyrocketed by 50 per cent in a … new one. Both appear to have happened in GM soya. Levels of one soya allergen, trypsin …
As three more supermarkets drop their bans, the industry is accused of caving in to cartels and GM food giants
… that prohibit their suppliers from feeding GM soya to chickens used in the production of … Austria are increasing their use of non-GM soya in livestock production in response to … Abrange, which represents Brazil's non-GM soya producers, said that the desire for …
Scientists mapping the effects of deforestation in the Amazon are increasingly concerned that we are reaching a tipping point – when the forest will start to die back of its own accord and rain, currently generated by the Amazon forests, will stop falling, not just in neighbouring countries but as far afield as the United States and South Africa.
… Survival International Rainforest Concern Soya Deforestation Climate Change Natural … rainforest has gone, mainly for beef cattle, soya, timber and land-hungry peasants who are … a par with the US. Today, the production of soya, whether directly or indirectly, is the …
Much of our meat and dairy produce is made from animals raised on GM feeds. Alarming new claims suggest that the GM diet is affecting animal health - prompting fears over human safety. Andrew Wasley reports ...
… sprayed on many Genetically Modified (GM) soya and cereal crops to kill weeds and … yields, or used as a desiccant in non-GM soya and other grains used in animal feed. … used on conventional crops, its usage on GM soya and maize is particularly prevalent as …
Cheap meat has become a way of life in much of Europe, but the full price is being paid across Latin America as vast soya plantations and their attendant chemicals lead to poisonings and violence. Andrew Wasley reports
… News Food And Farming Genetic Modification Soya Meat Livestock Latin America Paraguay EFU Ecologist Film Unit soyafields.jpg Cheap meat has become a way of … is being paid across Latin America as vast soya plantations and their attendant chemicals …
Cheap meat has become a way of life in much of Europe, but the full price is being paid across Latin America as vast soya plantations and their attendant chemicals lead to poisonings and violence
… News Food And Farming Genetic Modification Soya Meat Livestock Latin America Paraguay EFU Ecologist Film Unit soyafields.jpg Cheap meat has become a way of … is being paid across Latin America as vast soya plantations and their attendant chemicals …
Microalgae could help turn the tide on climate change by providing clean, green energy for everything from light bulbs to planes, argues Matthew Aylott. But does the UK have enough space, sunshine - or indeed the stomach - to grow them?
… Forget palm oil and soya, microalgae is the next big biofuel … Food And Farming Microalgae Climate Palm Oil Soya microalgae-producing-oil.jpg Microalgae … times as much as palm and forty times that of soya. And the best way to capture the oil …
Cheap meat has become a way of life in much of Europe, but the full price is being paid across Latin America as vast soya plantations and their attendant chemicals lead to poisonings and violence. Andrew Wasley reports
… and environmental devastation in Paraguay’s soya fields Andrew Wasley | 13th October 2009 … Other Food And Farming Genetic Modification Soya Meat Livestock Latin America Paraguay EFU Ecologist Film Unit soyafields.jpg Cheap meat has become a way of …
Why are GM crops being grown, how are plants genetically modified, where is it being cultivated, who’s in control and what is being researched and developed?
… Genetically Modified Research And Development Soya Biotechnology Gm Products Natural World … hectares % crop worldwide of total HT soya bean 36.5 62 Bt maize 7.7 … to assess the safety of herbicide-resistant soya beans made by Monsanto, 36 cows were …
Pete Riley, campaign director at GM Freeze argues that Defra are cherry picking their science to fit their agenda, disregarding the real needs of both people and planet.....
… Milkweed. Loss of Milkweed plants due to GM soya use in the US has had a detrimental … stance. Monsanto's Roundup Ready (RR) soya dominates the North and South American … it is now very hard for farmers to buy non-GM soya varieties. These GM crops were designed …
Industrial, imperial food systems have reduced food to a commodity, to 'stuff' that can then be constituted in the homogenised lab.
… consumers at a reasonable cost.” Using GMO soya is hardly an "environmentally responsible … has become a superweed in the Roundup Ready soya fields of the USA . At a time when the … GMOs and Roundup is growing, promoting GMO soya as 'fake meat' is misleading the eater …