The resilient, fast-growing Inga tree alleys provide annual, renewable firewood and survived 7 months of drought and the recent back-to-back hurricanes. Distinguished professor Rattan Lal talks with ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. The Inga Foundation has created a sustainable agricultural system that doesn’t deplete nutrients in the soil like slash-and-burn farming does.

Amazon deforestation could be slowed by planting bean trees that would keep soils fertile and help smallholders make a living. Rainforest soils are usually low in nutrients, so land cleared for cattle ...