Indigenous communities isolated during the pandemic have survived thanks to agriculture and the breeding of “pacos”. This is the story of the community “The Miracle”, in Junín.
Héctor Luna Jacobo is the highest authority in “The miracle”an indigenous community that It is a 45-minute drive from downtown Satipo in the department of Junín. During the pandemic, the community was isolated with nine others that make up the Confederation of the Maranquiari Valley of Satipo.
“Even though we were here on the farm, we could not transport our product“. Luna Jacobo voiced. Cocoa and banana are their main products, however, during the pandemic they could not be marketed. “There was no money to take and sell“.
Without the possibility of generating income, without access to health services, without the presence of the authorities, the more than 30 families saw their loved ones perish. Given the need, their agricultural production was their only food.
Faced with the crisis it is going through, the community has placed its hopes in the breeding of the Amazonian “paco” fish. 1h15 from his home is the inn where are dedicated to the care of more than 140 specimens of these fish.
UN STEPS UP TO HELP INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES
The community receives help from a team of United Nations, for food and agriculture, as well as the Canadian government fund. These resources enable training and the supply of inputs for the breeding of tropical fish.
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