Moeda Selected Seed — Cooperfavi-Bio

Perhaps no other issue in the world is as serious and widespread as climate change. Yet despite the threat, it unquestionably presents endless opportunities for innovation and sustainable development. While certain fields like energy and weather deservedly get much attention with regards to climate change, one of the largest factors affecting it — farming and food production as a whole — is usually overlooked. Moeda’s sixth project of its Pilot Seed Program tackles this challenge head on by changing the way large-scale farms operate and making other agroecological production centers (highly scientific, responsible, and sustainable agriculture) even more efficient and eco-friendly. Cooperfavi-Bio, located in Dona Emma with 266 members, aims to implement organic bio-inputs for agroecological production, such as providing natural fertilizer and composted farm waste. This may not seem capable of increasing production or efficiency, but by taking such steps to farm responsibly the quality of the soil in effect remains high for a much longer period of time, the waste and losses from production and transportation are reduced, and the need for chemical agents is all but cut out entirely. In order to take up such a large and long-range project, Cooperfavi-Bio will be provided with 526,300 USD in Moeda microloans, and will help build sustainable cities and communities, take action on climate change, and improve the quality of life for farmers across Brazil. We can all learn much from Cooperfavi-Bio, by recognizing how much resources go into (and are lost) in “industrial” farming, learning the benefits of bio-inputs, and how to implement them in farming practices throughout the world. For more, check the following: