NPR : How Chocolate Can Save the Planet
Sounds so ideal – grow cacao and save the planet. Well, not quite but there is a group trying to save the Brazilian rain forest using selective tree removal and then planting cacao trees in their place. The product yield isn’t as high as traditional farming but the benefits (less disease, fewer insects, less invasive farming) can give the farmers a premium price for their crop since it’s more environmentally-friendly.
Check out the podcast or read the linked article. There are more pictures and links to other related sites.
Also, keep eating chocolate so we can make this happen.
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Tags: chocolate, NPR, environment, rain-forest, podcast, Brazil, farming
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