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02-09-2008 RTRS DG meeting III books progress
From 18-22 August 2008 the third Round Table on Responsible Soy (RTRS) Criteria Development (CD) meeting took place in Puerto Iguacu, Argentina. During the meeting the following items were discussed
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11-08-2008 Schouten Ceralco joins Task Force Sustainable Soy
The Dutch Task Force Sustainable Soy has welcomed Schouten Ceralco as a new participant. Schouten Ceralco foresees to become member of the Round Table on Responsible Soy shortly. Schouten Ceralco processes about 200.000 ton soy products. The company toasts and extrudes soy beans. Furthermore it refines soybean oil for food applications.
24-06-2008 Storteboom Group joins Task Force Sustainable Soy
The Dutch Task Force Sustainable Soy has welcomed Storteboom Group as a new participant. The Storteboom Group foresees to become member of the Round Table on Responsible Soy shortly.
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19-06-2008 Amazone Moratorium prolonged for one year
ABIOVE, the Brazilian Vegetable Oilseed Industries Association, and ANEC, The Brazilian Grain Exporters Association, have decided to prolong the Amazon Moratorium with one year.
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28-05-2008 Third RTRS Round Table conference confirms need for sustainable soy
On 23/24 April the Third RTRS Conference took place. It was attended by about 150 people mostly from Argentina and Brazil and The Netherlands. Some participants came from other South American countries and the US.
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18-04-2008 Report: No more deforestation for soy in Mato Grosso, Para and Rondonia
On March 31 ABIOVE, the Brazilian Vegetable Oilseed Industries Association, and ANEC, The Brazilian Grain Exporters Association, announced the results of a monitoring study into the effects of the Amazon Moratorium.
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09-04-2008 LTO joins Dutch Task Force Sustainable Soy
The Dutch Task Force Sustainable Soy has welcomed the Dutch farmers’ association LTO as a new participant.
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08-04-2008 RTRS publishes consultation documents
The Roundtable on Responsible Soy (RTRS) has published two consultation documents. The first contains criteria for responsible soy production, the second ideas for implementation and verification models.
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28-03-2008 Industry and civil society jointly organise seminar on responsible soy
On 19 March the first European Seminar on Responsible Soy took place. The event was organized by IUCN, the International Union for Conservation of Nature, FEFAC, the European Feed Manufacturers Federation, and FEDIOL, the EU Oil and Protein meal Industry.
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