https://reasonstobecheerful.world/black-jello-vietnam-poverty-declines/
"As the mid-afternoon sun bathes the fertile fields of Na Po village, a dozen
women in conical bamboo hats and hand-dyed indigo dresses hack away at rows of
a curious crop covered in tiny purple flowers.
Grinning among the lush surroundings, the Vietnamese farmers gradually gather
the harvested strands together in a pile below a sour orange tree, before
transporting it to a warehouse for storage, and eventually, processing.
“When I first came here, I was in poverty,” says Nong Thi Dieu, a 37-year-old
farmer and member of the Indigenous Tay people. “I did not have enough milk to
feed my children. But that’s changed. Thanks to this plant, I’m no longer
poor.”
In the misty subtropical mountains of Thạch An, a district in Vietnam’s remote
north populated by ethnic minorities with high levels of poverty, Thạch Đen, or
black jello, a traditional snack, has been identified as a climate-adapted
recipe for prosperity."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
