The Dutch Soy Coalition

Soy Barometer 2012: only 7% soybeans produced responsibly

Tamara — Wed, 05 Dec 2012 09:03:30 +0000

The latest soy barometer indicates that of the 2.4 million total tonnes of soybeans processed in Dutch food chains – for products intended for the Dutch market and for export - only 7% was produced responsibly in 2011. While this figure is almost double that of 2008 (4% of the 3.3 million tonnes) it is still very limited.

In practice, this means that there’s no guarantee that the other more than 93% of the soy processed and consumed in the Netherlands, did not come from vulnerable expansion areas where soy cultivation has negative social- and ecological consequences.

Infographic - Soy: From Plant to Plate

Soy Barometer 2012 (English version)

Soja Barometer 2012 (Dutch version)

Onderzoeksrapport Soja Barometer (Dutch version)

Responsible soy is a good investment for farmers

Tamara — Mon, 23 Jul 2012 08:31:12 +0000

An independent KPMG study shows business case to comply to Round Table for Responsible Soy criteria. There is a business case for soy producers both in Brazil and Argentina to comply with RTRS criteria for responsible soy farming. Producers may achieve a positive return on their investments in as little as 3 years. That is the conclusion of a study by KPMG commissioned by IDH in collaboration with IFC, World Wildlife Fund and FMO.

New publication: In search of responsible soy

Tamara — Mon, 22 Aug 2011 12:43:57 +0000

In search of responsible soy is a new publication commissioned by the Dutch Soy Coalition that aims to provide insights in the key characteristics of voluntary soy standards and to compare them with each other.

The purpose of this publication is to enable those involved in the soy discussion to get a better understanding of the content, goals, scope, potential value and other relevant aspects of the various voluntary soy standards in the market. The publication should enable communities, CSOs and other stakeholders to gain a stronger position in the discussions around soy.

This publication mainly presents the facts on the different standards and does not express any preferences. The content is based on information that is publically available. Moreover some specific questions (e.g. on complaints mechanisms) have been put forward to the standard organizations themselves. The results were scanned by several experts in the field of voluntary standards for responsible soy.

Notification: The report, ‘In search of responsible soy’ has been updated with important factual corrections regarding the ProTerra certification program.

Click here for the publication