Ayni, Regenerative Food Forest in the Amazon
Organization information
Instituto Chaikuni
Location: Iquitos, Peru
Summary
With this project the Chaikuni Institute is working to revitalize ancestral practices in rural Amazonian areas, combining permaculture design and traditional knowledge to train committed local farmers, bolster food sovereignty, biodiversity, and mitigate climate change. We work with plots of land used to cultivate food forests and medicinal plants known as 'chacras integrales'; the manifestation of Ayni, a South American indigenous concept translating as reciprocity and communal support.
Project locations
Peru