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Sustainable Food and Agriculture

Soya is one of the world’s most important crops. We look at China’s bid to grow more, and Brazil’s plans for greener production. Plus: biotech palm oil; Italy’s water crisis; low-methane livestock; EU soil tussle; how chicken conquered the world

Supported by Rabobank

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Brazil looks for more sustainable ways to grow soya
The crop carries a huge environmental cost. Can the world’s biggest producer clean up its act?
Climate change forces Italy’s farmers to focus on water
Fixing public infrastructure will take years, so growers are finding their own solutions
In charts: how chicken went from luxury to staple
The poultry industry supplies abundant, cheap protein — but there are significant environmental costs
Appetite for soya hinders China’s self-sufficiency drive
Political will confronts geographical reality as Beijing tries to rely less on foreign farmers
Breeding programmes offer pathway to low-methane livestock
Researchers around the world think they can curb emissions without hitting milk and meat output
EU faces criticism over plans for healthier soil
Green groups say the proposed rules are not tough enough, but farmers fear the contrary

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