Brazil: Laudato si and Ciranda highlight family farming in Maranhão
The Center for Rural Innovation and Agroecological Development (Ciranda), offers theoretical and technical training in agroecology to 70 families in the city of Açailândia as an economic alternative to the region s mining and agrobusiness chain, which is located right in the middle of the Estrada de Ferro Carajás (EFC) railroad. According to coordinator Xoán Couto, the Brazilian project is inspired by Laudato si because it follows the same path that unites faith and science in response to the needs of communities, also taking into consideration traditional knowledge.