![]() ![]() It has not been easy to achieve this as they started with poor soils which had been damaged by the practices of slash and burn and single cash cropping. They grow an amazing range of about 50 different species of fruit trees, vegetables, cereals and fodder plants on their farm, together with traditional plants, which they conserve. Diaconia ( a Tear fund partner) helps them avoid the use of middlemen so they can get better prices. The family cultivates half a hectare of land and they earn about 1.500 US S each year from selling their products in the local markets. Francesco Neto lives with his family in Caisara village, Northeast Brazil.
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