Amazon Soy Growers Pledge Sustainability, Ethical Approach - BBC

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Brazilian soya producers have pledged to use more ethical methods, following international pressure for change.
The key soya producers' association in Brazil say they will not buy goods from recently deforested areas.

This follows a report by Greenpeace linked soya production to destruction of the Amazon rainforest and other unlawful activities, like slavery. Most soya is used for making vegetable oil and animal feed. Brazil is the world's second largest producer.

Following lobbying from groups like Greenpeace, the main soya producers have announced their commitment to a more sustainable use of Brazil's natural resources. The Brazilian Association of Vegetable Oil Industries say they will not trade soya from the crop that will be planted as of October this year. This commitment will last for two years.

The Association is made of the main soya producers in Brazil, including US corporations like Cargill, ADM and Bunge, which were criticised by the Greenpeace report. "Following the statement by the Association, we have nothing further to add," said a Cargill spokesperson.

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http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/5210114.stm

Yeah, OK.

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1. Thanks for bringing this info. to DU.

I love soy. I'm assuming soya is soy.