No more Slash-and-Burn-The Inga Foundation’s amazing work in the Rainforest

El Nino continues to assert itself upon the subsistence farming population of northern Honduras; producing a massive deluge of rain on Mai 21^st which swept all conventional slash-and-burn crops of the hillsides of the Cangrejal and Cuero valleys; 190mm of rain in a period of 18 hours – enormous! The Cangrejal river rose by 40 feet. This was followed by 8 weeks’ drought and intense heat; temperatures reached the 40s C.

Only crops established by the the Inga Foundation system survived.

Mike Hands – founder of the Inga Foundation – says slash-and-burn has to end. For many years he is unfailingly working on this. We are big supporters of him because his crops can be the revolutionary breakthrough needed to save huge parts of the rainforest. Most importantly: 250 million farmers around the world rely on slash-and-burn practices to survive; adopting Mike’s approach means survival for the farmers, their communities and the rainforest!

Mike Hands

The Inga Foundation is also now actively working together with Cool Earth. One month ago Mike welcomed 2 groups from the Amazon’s Ashananka and Awajun tribal communities in the heart of Cool Earth’s project areas.

“Everyone felt that the visit was hugely worthwhile and they returned ready to adopt the Inga system that they saw here. I must say that the team here worked hard to make the visit a success, but all say what a pleasure it was to have them here. For almost all of those two groups, this was the first time they had travelled outside their own country or even their own communities. They were lovely guests”.