INTRODUCTION: RESEARCH AT N.C. A&T

BIOTECHNOLOGY & BIOSCIENCES

NATUCULTURE: MIMICKING NATURE

Natuculture is a term originated by

Dr. Manuel Reyes (above) for any

human-made system that mimics nature in

human-disturbed landscapes.

Reyes, professor of biological engineering,

is applying the concept in Cambodia and

the Philippines to make the unnatural

process of farming mimic the natural cy-

cles of tropical rain forests.

The practice offers farmers in tropical

climates the best chance at maintaining

sustainable harvests. It reverses soil ero-

sion and degradation and increases crop

yield and profits.

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