00:00We call it cleaning over there, we take a land, we burn it, and then when it's done
00:26it continues to burn, even sometimes it continues to burn, we put cows in it.
00:39The agroforestry system, quite vulgarly, is that we grow trees, these trees will create shade,
00:44and with this shade we will be able to grow vegetables, fruits, and above all, keep the water in the soil.
00:51Which is very interesting in these countries where it is very, very, very hot, believe me.
00:55And as soon as there is a little bit of shade, nature takes up the space very, very quickly,
01:00as soon as we give it a little shade, a little sun and a little water, it goes extremely fast, it's quite fascinating.
01:25I was able to attend farmers who were exchanging their techniques, for example, for biopesticides.
01:37Some use garlic, some use aris, small peppers, others use cow dung for fertilizers.
01:47And everyone was learning, and it was pretty crazy because you could really see the passion in their eyes,
01:52they are real enthusiasts, you shouldn't think that they are here just for profitability.
01:56No, they love their land, they love their forests, they love the animals they have,
02:00and they are very well aware that there is a big, big problem.
02:03And besides, they try to pass this message on to their families, to their children,
02:09and especially to their, let's say, their peasant colleagues who don't necessarily do the same thing as them.
02:14There is really a whole economic virtuous circle in agroforestry, it's not just planting forests and saving nature,
02:20it's being in harmony with the forest, saying, yes, the forest can give us that and we can create an economy.
02:27Since we are in a world where everything is managed by the economy, no worries, don't worry, it works too.
02:50And it's often women who do it, but who do it in total autonomy,
02:56and who organize themselves, who make associations, who get together to do it, and then they sell these products.
03:02The social impact is already found by these associations of women who are more and more involved,
03:07who are also on the ground, who, before staying at home and taking care of the home,
03:13but today they find a new activity, they are very excited to do it,
03:18and we feel it, we feel it, there is a real pride, a real emotion,
03:22and above all a set aside of the machismo that is quite present in this country.
03:29So that's very, very strong.
03:40It's really putting everything in place so that after a few years they can leave
03:46and leave them in self-management, the goal is not to stay, it's really to accompany them,
03:52it's development, and then they leave.
03:55That's the success, it's when they leave, that's when they are happy, it means that they have succeeded.
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