The Age of the Soybean, An Environmental History of Soy During the Great Acceleration, An Environmental History of Soy During the Great Acceleration

Year

2022

Publisher

White Horse Press

Language

English

Pages

ISBN

978-1-91218-664-8

Link

Last Update

01-Aug-2026

Keywords

History ; Environmental Science ; sustainability-discipline ; Botany & Plant Sciences ; Agriculture

Description

The soybean is far more than just a versatile crop whose derivatives serve the protein needs of a meatless diet. One of the world’s most important commodities, soy represents the embodiment of mechanised industrial agriculture and is one of the main actors behind the socioeconomic, political, and ecological transformations of industrial farming in several world regions. Snowballing soybean expansion has mobilised different social actors, with scientific research and the free market playing a decisive role in the grain’s nutritional and industrial ubiquity. Extending this argument, we could say that we live in a world dependent not only on fossil fuels...