Following ancestral traditions, farmers use a burning technique since pfaffia is the first plant to regrow after a fire. This traditional but devastating method contributes to the deforestation of their land and places them at the mercy of major intensive farming groups.
To reunite their forces when faced with environmental and industrial pressure, many small producers from Querência do Norte joined together at the heart of the cooperative ASPAG. The first challenge in our partnership was to make them aware of the risks associated to this type of wild harvest. Then, to preserve their land and environment, we trained them in plant culture techniques.
