Back to the Garden: Cacao’s Role in Reviving Biodiversity
From: A World of Possibilities
Length: 00:55:02
Species of both plants and animals are dying out at unprecedented rates. Overpopulation, industrialization, and mono-cropping are stressing the world's food supply. Now radical shifts in climate change could conceivably trigger ecological and economic collapse. Today we’ll hear from specialists worldwide in the new science of agro-biodiversity who are combining the best of both ancient and organic agriculture and using cacao’s charismatic attraction to inspire the replanting of tropical rainforests, stabilize the climate, raise incomes for farmers, and improve human health.
Guests:
Miguel Altieri, Director, Altieri Lab, College of Natural Resources, University of California Berkeley
Miguel Pinedo-Vasquez, School of International and Public Affairs Faculty, Columbia University
Sarah Laird, Co-Director, People and Plants International
Dennis Garrity, Director-General, World Agroforestry Centre, Nairobi, Kenya
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Species of both plants and animals are dying out at unprecedented rates. Overpopulation, industrialization, and mono-cropping are stressing the world's food supply. Now radical shifts in climate change could conceivably trigger ecological and economic collapse. Today we’ll hear from specialists worldwide in the new science of agro-biodiversity who are combining the best of both ancient and organic agriculture and using cacao’s charismatic attraction to inspire the replanting of tropical rainforests, stabilize the climate, raise incomes for farmers, and improve human health.
Guests:
Miguel Altieri, Director, Altieri Lab, College of Natural Resources, University of California Berkeley
Miguel Pinedo-Vasquez, School of International and Public Affairs Faculty, Columbia University
Sarah Laird, Co-Director, People and Plants International
Dennis Garrity, Director-General, World Agroforestry Centre, Nairobi, Kenya
Timing and Cues
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Intro and Outro
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OUTRO:Musical Works
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Additional Files
- Promo (Cacao_sBiodiversityPromo.mp2)
- Cue Sheet (Cacao_s_Role_in__Reviving_Biodiversity__cue.pdf)
Additional Credits
Funded By: The Christensen Fund
Host / Executive Producer: Mark Sommer
Senior Producer: Gregg McVicar
Associate Producers: Naihma Deady, Matt Fidler
Production Engineer: Michael Schwartz
Scheduling / Distribution: Stacey Winslow
Music in this program: “Fano Keita” – Taffetas – Most Records; “A United Earth I” - Alan Stivell and Youssou N’Dour - Putumayo World Music; “Chocolate Sabroso” – Chocolate – SAR Records; “Bikoutski” – Sally Nyolo and the Original Bands of Yaounde – Riverboat Records; “Long Ago” – Gusuwa String Band – Smithsonian Folkways Recordings.
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