In order to address the problems created by the production of commodities like palmoil, sugar cane and soy, WWF initiated various Round Table processes, mainly between NGOs and industry. These initiatives have met with a lot of reservation or outright opposition from other parts of civil society in producer countries. Notably the Round Table on Responsible Soy (RTRS)has sparked a lot of debate. Can large scale grown commodities like soy, or palm oil, be called 'sustainable' or even 'responsible'?
WWF may argue that "Industry creates the problem, and therefore also has to be part of the solution" - many see that differently. MOCASE (Via Campesina Argentina) for example, portrays the situation in the Argentinean countryside as a 'war' between two production models: small scale farming versus large scale soy plantations.
The three RTRS conferences that have been held so far triggered counterevents and demonstrations.
United Soy Republics
Refugees of the agro-export model