Polo da Borborema

By | December 19, 2018

Brazil

Polo da BorboremaComprising 15 workers’ unions, more than 150 community associations, and a regional association of organic farmers, the Polo da Borborema (link in Portuguese) in semi-arid Paraíba, Brazil, upholds land-based livelihoods for more than 5,000 families through supporting agroecological farming methods, animal husbandry, local water management, marketing, political organizing, and more.

Read more about Polo da Borborema’s work in our Medium article on water sovereignty.

Photo by user Prscilla (Wikimedia Commons).

Category: Local Food, Farming & Fisheries

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