Alternative Method For Sustainable, Eco-Friendly Fruit Harvesting
A team of ecologists led by the University of Leeds and the Amazonian Research Institute of Peru - IIAP - has shown that harvesting the fruit of Mauritia flexuosa by climbing the palm tree - instead of cutting it - could lead to a dramatic improvement in the ecology of the Amazonian rainforest as well as the livelihood of indigenous communities.
Source: azocleantech.com