| Growing Demand For Soybeans Threatens Amazon Rainforest |
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Originally published at Plan B Updates
By Lester R. Brown
Some 3,000 years ago, farmers in eastern China domesticated the soybean. In 1765, the first soybeans were planted in North America. Today the soybean occupies more U.S. cropland than wheat. And in Brazil, where it spread [...]
Posted: 2009-12-30 12:18:12Author:Earth Policy Institute |