Responsible Soy Production
Soy is a major global source for vegetable oil and animal feed, and global production has increased substantially over recent years to satisfy increasing demands and changing global food habits.
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Brazil is now the world’s largest exporter of soybeans, representing 30 percent of global production, and its rapid soy expansion has created a greater need to protect the important and complex ecosystem of the Amazon.
Cargill is a global soy purchaser and processor of soybeans and our operations in Brazil supply customers throughout the world. We are sensitive to the notion that soy faming needs to respect and protect the environment and we are committed to working with a wide range of stakeholders to develop appropriate, lasting solutions to ensure soy is grown in a responsible and sustainable manner.
Ensuring responsible soy production in the Amazon
Cargill has joined other leading Brazilian soy processors and exporters to agree a one-year extension to the Soy Moratorium originally signed on 24 July 2006 not to purchase soy from lands that have been deforested in the Amazon Biome from this date. Since the Soy Moratorium was agreed, we have been working in partnership with the Brazilian soy industry and NGOs – including Greenpeace, The Nature Conservancy, Conservation International, WWF and other local NGOs – to ensure responsible and sustainable soy production, put in place a system to monitor soy production and curb deforestation in the Amazon. The Moratorium also reaffirms the commitment to support the Brazilian government’s campaign to eradicate abusive labor practices. More…
Monitoring results from Soy Moratorium Working Group
As part of the continuing progress under the Soy Moratorium in Brazil, the Soy Working Group on 31 March 2008 released the first independent monitoring results on land use on areas deforested in the Amazon Biome after July 2006. The results show there has been no soy planting on the areas being monitored in the Amazon Biome under the Moratorium Agreement. Visit the ABIOVE Web site to read more about the monitoring results. More…
Supporting environmental compliance and stewardship amongst soy farmers
In partnership with The Nature Conservancy, we are providing on-the-ground support to help farmers in the Santarém region in Brazil to comply with the Brazilian Forest Code. Training farmers in reforestation techniques is resulting in areas of farmland being restored and permanently protected, while helping all our local suppliers fulfill their legal obligations. More…
Developing global criteria for responsible soy production
As a member of the Round Table on Responsible Soy (RTRS), Cargill is actively working with other key global organizations to help agree and put in place global criteria for a responsible and sustainable approach to soy production. More…
Continuing our responsible approach and commitment in Santarém
Our approach in Santarém is consistent with our commitment to responsible economic development around the world, and to respecting social and environmental issues. We remain committed to working with the local community to help generate improvements in an area that has long experienced widespread poverty, high unemployment and a lack of economic and social development. Cargill has complied with all the legal and environmental requirements to date and we are working with local authorities to resolve outstanding issues as quickly as possible. More…
Adopting responsible environmental planning in Asuncion, Paraguay
Cargill is committed to helping preserve the local environment, and complying with all the legal and environmental requirements in relation to the planned construction and operation of a grain terminal in Zeballos Cué in Asuncion, Paraguay. We are currently working closely with the local authorities to ensure we comply with all the mandatory environmental requirements, as well as committing to investing in measures to preserve the environment and improve the local infrastructure.