In Brazil’s soy belt, community seed banks offer hope for the Amazon

COLÍDER, Brazil — Not too long ago, the plot of land that Maria Ivonete de Souza inherited was barren, the soil hardened by years of cattle ranching. When the family had arrived to the Amazon from southern Brazil four decades earlier, her father had swiftly cleared the dense rainforest to make way for pasture. “He … Continue reading In Brazil’s soy belt, community seed banks offer hope for the Amazon