Danube Soya

31 Pages·2012·1.35 MB·English

by  Ursula Bittner

Soya in the context of sustainability
Despite broad scepticism and a contrasting duality of cultural
perception, why is soya important when it comes to sustainability?

From farm to fork – sustainability in the supply chain of Soya

1. Usage
2. History and present situation
3. Cultivation

Largest source of emission related to agriculture:
- Land Use Change
- Use of nitrogen fertiliser
- Methane from ruminant livestock
Sustainability in the supply chain
China
Tradition
diet
Brazil, &
GMO
Argent, modern
USA
fertiliser
Consumer
Processors
Farmers
Seeds Trade Products
awarness
food
organic
oil feed
transport
pesticides
Usage of Soya
Soya cultivation
Soyabean
Processor
Soya Oil Soya meal
Soyabean Soy Products
Chemical Food Cosmetic Food Chemical Animal Food Food
Industry Industry Industry Industry Industry

Soyabean Soyaban Soyabean Soyabean
Ink Margarine Soap Drinks Plastic Animal food Pasta
Color Cooking fat Cleaning Yoghurt Cosmetic Meat Soya sauce
Grease Mayonnaise agent Tofu Color Meat Baby food
Oils Biscuits Cosmetic Soya flour Ink products Meal
Bio ethanol Coffee cream etc. chocolate etc. etc. Cereal
etc. etc. Meat
substitute
etc.

Source: Based on a figure of WWF, own work
Usage of Soya
• A wide range of valuable raw materials

• Healthy sustainable diets (soya is the most important
source of plant protein)

• Reduced use of water and fossil resources compared to
other protein rich food

• Adaptation to climate change

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Usage of Soya
 Conversion of plant protein
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Usage of Soya
 Land and water use
Quelle: www.solae.com, Virtual water trade to Japan and in the
world, T.Oki, M.Sato, A. Kawamura, M. Miyake, S. Kanae, and K. Musiake, Quelle: www.solae.com USDA; FAO/WHO/UNICEF Protein Advisory Group (2004)

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History of Soya
 Eastern Hemisphere Western Hemisphere
 From 17 Million tonnes (1960) to 264,18 million tonnes (2012)
102.76 million hectares (approximate yield of 2,57 t/ha)
 Social and ecological discrepancies

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Source: Foreign Agricultural Service/USDA, Office of Global Analysis, 2012, own work
Present situation:
Europe’s protein supply
Imports from

20 mn hectare soya only for Europe
EU 27 import approx. 23 mn mt soya bean meal
EU 27 import approx. 12,5 mn mt soya bean
(equivalent to approx. 10 mn mt. soya bean meal)

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Present situation:
Demand of Soya is increasing
Source: FAO, own work