The impacts of soy production on multi-dimensional well-being and ecosystem services: A systematic review

A Transformative (r)Evolution of the Research on Agriculture through Fostering Human-Nature Connectedness—A Special Issue Editorial

“…A similar process has been observed in terms of livestock, with an increase in intensification in farming systems and the appearance of highly intense facilities (i.e., factory farms) [9], to the detriment of the extensive farming systems, which are less economically profitable but have a stronger link to the territory and integration within the available natural resources [10]. This has resulted in trade-offs with different ecosystem services [5,[11][12][13][14] due to the prioritization of provisioning services (such as food) at the detriment of other supporting, regulating and cultural services. In addition, agricultural intensification is currently threatening the maintenance of traditional indigenous and peasant farming, whose practices have been proven to be beneficial for building up resilient agroecosystems that sustain both ecosystems and societal well-being [15].…”

Mapping social impacts of agricultural commodity trade onto the sustainable development goals

“…The references demonstrate where empirical studies have tested the various arrows in the framework that specify conceptual (sometimes causal) relationships and allow evaluation of their link to specific SDGs. Most of the references in these tables were primarily taken from systematic literature reviews focused on impacts on wellbeing (outcomes) of soy (Dreoni et al, 2022), coffee (Watts et al, 2021), cocoa (Dreoni et al, 2021) and palm oil (Ayompe et al 2021) production. In addition, we included literature from the evidence base of other commodities to fill in gaps related to the links between the resource and systems/settings concepts of the SIAT framework to relevant SDGs and their targets, as well as to demonstrate the wider applicability of the framework.…”

“…The links between concepts in the framework are supported by evidence on the social impacts of the production of agricultural commodities for international trade from peer‐reviewed academic literature. We focus on the impacts of cocoa, coffee, palm oil and soy production on the wellbeing of people (Ayompe et al, 2020; Dreoni et al, 2022; Watts et al, 2021).…”

A framework to understand the social impacts of agricultural trade

“…The SIAT framework was used to structure the available academic literature on the social impacts of soy (Dreoni, Matthews, & Schaafsma, 2021), palm oil (Ayompe et al, 2020), coffee (Watts et al, 2021) and cocoa (Dreoni, Schaafsma, & Matthews, 2021 and Ngouhouo‐Poufoun et al, 2021, in prep.) trade.…”

“…Soybean trade has a variety of negative and positive socio‐economic impacts on wellbeing in producing countries (Dreoni, Matthews, & Schaafsma, 2021). A review of the empirical literature shows a general positive effect on average individual income ( output ) and an overall reduction in income poverty rate (Choi & Kim, 2016; Lima et al, 2011).…”