Here, he has been planting native food species amongst the indigenous plants to create what he calls an "edible forest." For Pacheco, food sustainability means both curtailing damaging agricultural practices and reversing the impact already felt. Pacheco says he draws on local and indigenous knowledge to create a means of food production that benefits the planet. Rodrigo Pacheco: All the elements that work in a normal forest, we try to replicate into an edible forest. CNN: Why is it important to draw on indigenous practices to improve sustainability in food production and what can we learn from ancestral traditions in food?

Source: CNN August 02, 2021 08:03 UTC