Financing a just transition in farming: Lessons from Brazil

Alternatives to unsustainable, monoculture farming are essential to tackle climate change. But challenges financing these alternatives - in ways that protect farmers’ livelihoods -  is holding them back.

In this episode of Voices, IHRB’s Haley St. Dennis brings you closer to the world of agroforestry in Brazil. Haley speaks to Isabel Britez of Belterra, a B Corp working with farmers to turn climate and deforestation risks into real opportunities for resilient business and thriving rural livelihoods.

While agroforestry is an ancient practice, financing it is a modern-day challenge - one with lessons for agricultural transitions everywhere. Together, Haley and Isabel break down the practical and financial challenges farmers face when shifting to agroforestry, as well as the creative ways Belterra is trying to address them.

You can read more about Belterra’s work in IHRB’s latest JUST Story, part of our series of features spotlighting just transitions happening in real-time.

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Host: Deborah Sagoe, IHRB's Communications Coordinator
Producer & Editor: Helen Brown
Additional Contributors: Sam Simmons, IHRB's Head of Communications