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 …
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 …
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 …
When it comes to oils we are spoilt for choice, with more than 130 million tonnes of oil consumed every year, according to the WWF. But with demand set to increase, what sort of impact is our appetite for oil having on the planet? And which is the green choice?
… Rapeseed Oil Biofuels Food And Farming Soy Soya Plantations Deforestation Indonesia … READ MORE... GREEN LIVING The dark side of soya: how one super crop lost its way A decade ago, soya was being hailed as a superfood but in …
Two years on from our first investigation of the impact of intensive soya farming, Friends of the Earth campaigner Nick Rau explains how progress in tackling the problems are still frustratingly slow
… investigation of the impact of intensive soya farming, Friends of the Earth campaigner … is being paid across Latin America as vast soya plantations and their attendant chemicals …
Andres Carrasco's research linking a controversial herbicide with birth defects highlighted the potential health dangers posed by GM crop-spraying in Argentina – and led to violence and intimidation for those behind the study
… is being paid across Latin America as vast soya plantations and their attendant chemicals … lead to poisonings and violence INVESTIGATION Soya Republic As the people of Argentina are … country being force fed genetically modified soya designed not for humans, but for cattle …