From feeding insects to chickens to tracking produce, a range of options aim to curb appetite for soya that harms the environment
* Revealed: UK supermarket and fast food chicken linked to deforestation in Brazil
* The Cerrado: how Brazil’s vital ‘water tank’ went from forest to fields for soya
Nearly all soya is used by the farming sector as a livestock feed for chickens, pigs and other animals. The biggest users are chicken producers; soya makes up around a quarter of the diet of birds. It has been the cheapest source of protein poultry available to farmers since the ban on meat and bonemeal after BSE. Soya remains key to producing fast-growing, low-priced chickens. Continue reading...
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