6 foods we could lose in an outbreak
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Soybeans
Soybeans have been grown in China for at least the last 5,000 years thanks to their nitrogen-fixing properties. In more recent times soy has become a major source of food for billions of people and livestock. Soy is high in protein and essential amino acids and is processed into many different products such as tofu, tempeh, miso, textured vegetable protein and soy sauce.
Soy is also one of the more genetically engineered and commercially controlled crops in history. The Monsanto corporation provides the seeds that grow 90 percent of the total U.S. soybean crop, leaving the industry's fields vulnerable to disease.
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Comments
You forgot all the foods that would not be pollinated if it were not for the honey bee. With the Colony Collapse Disorder as a potential disaster, a mention would have been prudent.
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