Prompt: (550 words)
Drawing on Professor Olivera’s lecture and reading, make an argument about the impacts of the rapid increase in soy production in Brazil. In what ways has the local production of soy in Brazil had global-scale impacts?
Some questions to consider in your response:
What impact has the rapid increase in soy production had on Brazils environment?
In what ways has Chinese investment in Brazils soybean production helped or hurt the people of Brazil?
What impacts did Donald Trumps trade war have on soybean growers in the United States and in Brazil?
Please write a 500-word essay based on the prompt below. Your essay should critically engage with the substance of the speaker’s talk using concepts and examples from the course readings to make an argument in response to the presentation. You need to show evidence in your essay that you have engaged with Professor Darian-Smiths lecture, the guests lecture, and the reading materials. If we cant tell in your writing that you engaged with those 3 components you will be marked down.
lecture video link ï¼ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9T3Pegyj8bI&feature=youtu.be ï¼
reading pdf ï¼upload fileï¼
