Food | November 17, 2007 | 3 comments

Acai Berries Could Save the Amazon

source: http://observer.guardian.co.uk/foodmonthly/story/0,,2210774,00.html

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Intensive cattle farming is decimating the Amazon rainforest, but there is hope - in the shape of a marble-sized, purple berry, staple ingredient of a popular smoothie. Families in Brazil are seeing their lives are being transformed by the ultimate sustainable fruit. It's quite surprising to me that so much attention is paid to the decimation of the forest by soya crops, for example, when the beef industry is doing more than it's part to wipe it out...95% of it actually!!!
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