Rio de Janeiro’s largest urban garden
Project Earth
•
3m 1s
Well before the COVID-19 outbreak, a Rio de Janeiro initiative began creating organic gardens in the city’s favelas. Now, one of them is aiming to become the world’s largest organic urban garden, which could potentially help alleviate the current food crisis. Meet Julio Cesar Barros, an agronomist, and the creator of “Hortas Cariocas” – or “Carioca Gardens” in English – which he named after the city’s residents who call themselves “cariocas.
Up Next in Project Earth
-
Would you eat SciFi beef?
Lab-grown meat is coming. With products like Impossible Burger and Beyond Meat, plant-based meat substitutes have become a multi-billion dollar industry. Despite the success, some still feel the taste can't quite match the taste of real meat. One startup SCiFi Foods believes it's developed a cost...
-
California bans plastic packaging
California recently passed the most stringent requirements for plastic packaging in the nation. Here’s how the Golden state plans to cut down on all that plastic waste.
-
Venezuela’s Sierra Nevada faces risk ...
One of Venezuela's most precious national parks, The Sierra Nevada is at risk of deforestation. Shortages of cooking gas and constant power outages are forcing people who live there to use firewood as cooking fuel. In addition, the expansion of crops is deteriorating the fragile ecosystem. CGTN's...
