FARFARM is a start-up growing ‘Textile Agroforestry’ in the Brazilian Amazon. The company’s vision is to plant cotton, jute, banana, pineapple, and others in this system that mimics nature, designing species to collaborate with each other, while requiring less water and no chemicals.

FARFARM Co-Founder Beto Bina is already developing the most sustainable and certified fabrics in Brazil, such as organic cotton, recycled cotton, jute, banana, and peace silk. All of them with the commitment to reinvest the profits to expand agroforestry and a fair economic development in the Amazon.

We caught up with Beto to learn more about what the future of fibers looks like for them and how agroforestry can be a big boost in helping save the planet.

You say on your site that you develop fabrics from agroforestry and that agroforestry can regenerate the planet. Tell me more about what that means.

Agroforestry is a management system that mimics nature. It’s a design process where species collaborate with each other, minimizing external inputs like fertilizers and water. Agroforestry sequesters 10 to 20 more tons of carbon per hectare than conventional farming and, once harvested, the soil is getting more fertile, increasing biodiversity and water availability. We are developing what we call ‘Textile Agroforestry’, planting natural fibers using this same system.

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