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The MICROBIOMES4SOY p ojec aims o le e age mic obiome
pa hways ha suppo a sus ainable ood sys em and mo e
nu i ious ou comes o human heal h.
Using soya bean as a model c op sys em, he p ojec in es iga es
how soil mic obiome in e ac ions can enhance c op heal h and
g ow h. Addi ionally, we seek o unde s and how consuming hese
imp o ed c ops may in luence he human gu mic obiome.
These e o s help educe he ca bon oo p in and imp o e esou ce
managemen , pa ing he way o a sus ainable u u e.
By enhancing nu i ion, p omo ing sus ainable ag icul u e, and imp o ing
ood secu i y, mic obiome inno a ions in he soya alue chain con ibu e o
a heal hie plane and popula ion.
Wi h a be e unde s anding o die -mic obiome linkages,
we can de elop ecommenda ions o heal hie die s.
Replacing animal p o ein wi h plan -based
al e na i es can ha e bene icial impac s on
he gu mic obiome and on ca dio ascula
and me abolic heal h. (I.e., Ca ni ine is a
componen o ed mea . I is con e ed by gu
mic obes in o ime hylamine, a isk ac o
o co ona y a e y disease. Replacing mea
wi h plan p o ein alle ia es ha isk.).
Mic obiome-based esea ch can help o
de elop soya p oduc s ha posi i ely in luence
he human gu mic obiome, suppo ing be e
nu ien ex ac ion, immune unc ion, and
o e all heal h.
Imp o ed human heal h:
Linking soya bean o gu mic obiome
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By p ocessing soya bean in o ish eed o mula ion, aquacul u e
can be u he ad anced as a sus ainable p o ein sou ce.
This con ibu es o mo e sus ainable and
e icien ish p oduc ion, p o iding be e
p o ein al e na i es o human heal h.
Soya bean-based ish eed de eloped
h ough he e men a ion o soya beans,
eplaces animal-de i ed p o eins wi h
plan -based al e na i es. This app oach has
he po en ial o suppo he gu mic obiome
o ish, p omo ing be e heal h, g ow h, and
o e all p oduc quali y.
Sus ainable aquacul u e:
Inno a i e soya-based aqua eeds
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By p ocessing soyabean in o di e se p oduc s, his c ea es
new business oppo uni ies and ca ee s in he ag i ood sec o .
Plan -based al e na i es can con ibu e o
sus ainable p o ein sou ces, educing he
en i onmen al impac associa ed wi h
animal-based p o eins, such as in ensi e
na u al esou ce use and highe g eenhouse
gas emissions.
Soya bean can be e men ed wi h speci ic
mic obes and p ocessed in o nu i ious,
plan -based p o ein al e na i es and
imp o ed aquacul u e eeds.
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Nu i ious & sus ainable p oduc s:
F om Fa m o Fo k
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Be e ag icul u al p ac ices can help a me s
boos hei yields and imp o e hei li elihoods.
Imp o ed plan g ow h esul s in mo e
nu ien - ich c ops, leading o heal hie ood.
Mic obiome-in o med p ac ices can make
soya plan s mo e esilien , wi h s able yields
e en unde s ess condi ions like d ough ,
and imp o ed disease esis ance.
Enhanced inoculan s imp o e seed quali y
and soil heal h.
G owing be e soya beans:
Plan -mic obiome in e ac ions
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Mic obial inno a ions a e a p omising
app oach o sus ainable soil managemen .
*De ini ion: Inoculan s a e bene icial mic obes added o c op seeds o
soil o suppo heal hy plan g ow h.
P o iding esea ch-based ecommenda ions o speci ic
cul i a s, p omo ing b oade adop ion.
Suppo ing sus ainable soil managemen p ac ices
which esul in educed eliance on chemical e ilise s
and pes icides o p omo e en i onmen al sus ainabili y.
Ad ancing unde s anding o how ag icul u al
managemen p ac ices impac mic obial e ec i eness
o imp o e c op yields.
In oducing new mic obial s ains and s ain combina ions
ha imp o e plan g ow h.
Mic obial inoculan * inno a ions a e
ad ancing sus ainable ag icul u e by:
Mic obes in he soil a e essen ial o nu ien
cycling, s ess esilience, and disease
esis ance – all which suppo plan g ow h.
I all s a s wi h he soil:
Plan -mic obiome in e ac ions
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Linking mic obiome esea ch o soya bean p oduc ion can
suppo mo e sus ainable and clima e-sma a ming p ac ices,
and ul ima ely con ibu e o heal hie and mo e nu i ious die s.
He e's how hese inno a ions a e imp o ing he soya bean alue chain -
om soil o inal p oduc .
Mic obiomes4Soy:
How we a e Enhancing
he Soya Bean Value Chain
wi h Mic obiome Inno a ions
