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The dark side of Italian hazelnut farming

Source
Deutsche Welle

Publication Date
2020-11-24

As Italian hazelnut plantations expand to cater to our love of chocolate and nougat, they are leaving a bitter aftertaste on local soil, water and air.As the early morning mist clears to reveal the turrets of San Quirico Castle in central Italy, the greenery surrounding local farmhouses comes alive with sound: Red-bellied woodpeckers chirp and bright-green tree frogs call to each other among the cypress and beech trees.

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https://www.dw.com/en/monoculture-biodiversity-damages-agriculture-organic-soil-water-air/a-55626073