Shade-Grown Yerba Mate Initiative Supports Communities

Yerba Madre and Guyra Paraguay are advancing shade-grown yerba mate cultivation to restore the Atlantic Forest and uplift rural communities in South America. This initiative promotes sustainable agricultural practices, providing training and market access to local producers, while addressing environmental degradation and poverty in the region.

Original excerpt: “By cultivating shade-grown mate—either in remnant forests or within agroforestry systems—we’re helping to conserve what’s left of this fragile biome and actively restore what’s been lost,”…

Source: Food Tank