Magic Seeds & the Miracle Crop
40 years ago scientists developed a soybean seed able to grown in Brazil’s vast tropical savannah. The crop has transformed the landscape and soon Brazil will be the world’s largest producer of soybeans. Now a new generation of soy seed is being introduce
Brazil’s vast savannah has undergone the largest transformation of land in history. Modern science and shear luck have turned the region into a vast ocean of soybeans. Living on Earth’s Bruce Gellerman visited the central savannah to see if it’s environmentally sustainable.