For more than two thousand years China has been dependant on soyabeans for producing tofu which has become the staple diet of country. Now the country has started facing water problems and in order to meet its daily dose of tofu it is looking forward to Brazil to come to its rescue. Industrialization has diminished water supplies and cultivable land in the country therefore China is looking towards South America for its food needs where land is still available in plenty and is cheap. The figures talk for themselves as a fifty percent jump has been witnessed in soyabean trade between China and Brazil which stands at eleven million tons. China has been witnessing a drop in the water table at the rate of three to ten feet every year and let me tell you that a thousand tones of water is required for production of one ton of grain therefore the best thing for China is to import it. Now the situation is such that China is looking forward to get in direct contact with Brazilian farmers and they are even ready to improve facilities and upgrade the rail system in Brazil all for a regular supply of soyabean. Via medindia