Latest News

Acai berry craze: boon or threat for the Amazon?
Acai berry craze: boon or threat for the Amazon?
Business and Economy
by  AFP

Working in the sweltering heat of the Brazilian Amazon, Jose Diogo scales a tree and harvests a cluster of black berries: acai, the trendy "superfood" reshaping the world's biggest rainforest -- for better and worse. "Things get a lot better for us every harvest season," he says, scraping the small berries into a large basket.