Soya Production in the Cerrado Region, Brazil

Airplane sprays pesticides over a plantation, in the municipality of Riachão das Neves. This region is known as the "Ring of Soy", which brings together several farms, processors and soybean distribution centers. The "ring" passes through the municipalities of Luís Eduardo Magalhães, Riachão das Neves, Formosa do Rio Preto and Barreiras, in the Cerrado region in the western part of Bahia state.

In original language:

Cerrado Brasileiro e Produção de Soja

Avião lança agrotóxicos sobre plantação em Riachão das Neves. Esta região é conhecida como "Anel da Soja", e reúne diversas fazendas, processadoras e centros de distribuição de soja e corta os municípios de Luís Eduardo Magalhães, Riachão das Neves, Formosa do Rio Preto e Barreiras, no Cerrado do oeste baiano.

Unique identifier: GP0STTEJB

Type: Image

Shoot date: 23/05/2019

Locations: Bahia, Brazil, Cerrado, Formosa do Rio Preto, South America

Ranking: ★★★★★★★ (A)

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Soya Production in the Brazilian Cerrado Region

Documentation of the impact of rapidly expanding soya production on forests, people and wildlife in the Brazilian Cerrado, the world’s most wildlife-rich Savannah. Soya from the region is being imported into the EU by international traders and sold to major household brands, many of which have promised to end their role in deforestation for commodities by 2020.

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