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Brazil, France: Agroecology Helps Reduce Poverty

Categories: Latin America, Western Europe, Brazil, France, Citizen Media, Economics & Business, Environment, Ideas, Labor, Science, Women & Gender

Respecting the soil is fundemental to us. It is where we get our food from and how we will provide for our children

Suelia explains [1] [fr] how the agroecology approach [2] (bringing ecological principles to bear in agroecosystems) has helped many in her community grow a sustainable business model by diversifying their products and therefore letting the soil rest. Thee programme is also suported by french NGO CCFD-terre solidaire [3].