Agroecological Women Farmers Boost Food Security in Peru’s Highlands
Agroecological Women Farmers Boost Food Security in Peru’s Highlands
Lourdes Barreto squats in her greenhouse garden in the village of Huasao in the municipality of Oropesa, in the Andes highlands of the southern Peruvian department of Cuzco, proudly pointing to her purple lettuce, grown with natural fertilizers and agroecological techniques. CREDIT: Mariela Jara/IPS
By Mariela JaraCUZCO, Peru , Oct 13 2022 (USNewsRank)
Lourdes Barreto, 47, says that as an…
