After quinoa’s boom, Bolivian farmers face degraded soils and climate stress
Quinoa, a pseudocereal, has been grown in the Andes since pre-Hispanic times. The 2010-2014 quinoa boom benefited some farmers in…
EU deforestation law risks leaving Honduran coffee farmers behind
Coffee is one of Honduras’s most important exports , half of it goes to the European Union, where stricter supply…
Peru bets on bamboo to restore nature in its main coca-growing region
Since 2023, Peruvian development agency PROVRAEM has spent nearly $5 million planting almost 1,300 hectares (3,200 acres) of bamboo across…
The link between healthy soil and a healthy body
Williamson pivoted to human health and nutrition after 15 years working as a vet, studying at King’s College London. There,…
Regenerative agriculture sows success in Kenya
Kenyan smallholders are celebrating healthier soils and soaring harvests following a regenerative agriculture drive led by Farm Africa. The charity’s…