Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Harvesting açaí in the Amazon rainforest can be dangerous for farmers. While exports of the berries have skyrocketed, small ...

Brazil recently passed a law to recognize açaí, a berry endemic to the Amazon, as a national fruit, citing concerns about biopiracy — the commercial exploitation of native species and traditional ...

BELEM, Brazil (AP) — When U.S. President Donald Trump imposed tariffs of 50% on Brazilian exports in July, acai producer Ailson Ferreira Moreira felt immediately concerned. After all, who was going to ...

BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazilian prosecutors said on Tuesday that they were investigating a U.S. company for alleged 'biopiracy,' accusing it of illegally using genetic components of the tropical berry ...

At Chamomille Natural Food Store in Danbury, there's a display selling an assortment of exotic juices -- mangosteen, goji, noni. But the one people want the most -- in juice or in supplement -- is ...