By Maria Luisa Chavez | Project Leader
As you can imagine, the COVID-19 pandemic has hit hard the work of our beekeepers. Fortunately, we haven't heard about anyone in the groups we work with getting the virus, which could be deadly for them considering the vulnerability and marginalization conditions they live in (little or no running water, no access to hospitals or quality health care, impossibility to 'stay home', etc.). But their productive activities and income have been severely affected. Their harvest volume hasn't been great neither due to the climatic variations consequence of global warming, and the global markets are not currently compromising purchasing prices nor volumes. We have an enormous challenge in finding commercial partners who will be able and willing to pay fair prices for our beekeepers work, and in motivating the producers to keep working with their hives because eventually, the situation will get better!
Stay tuned for more updates, and stay safe at home (if you can)!
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