Between Brazil’s Caatinga & Cerrado, communities profit from native fruits

Mongabay
Apr 12, 2024, 7:49 am168 pts
PORTEIRINHA, Minas Gerais — Beneath the shade of the umbu tree, Maria Neves tells Maria José that ripe umbu fruit is like a woman on the brink of giving birth: It demands immediate attention. “Umbu doesn’t take a day off; it’s like milking cows, it’s every day,” says Maria Neves Almeida, a Caatinga…

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