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We head to La Guaira, where the women of the Caraballeda Fisheries Cooperative break all the rules, thanks to the “Weaving Nets” program, as they process fish, create value-added products and build community as part of a collective brand. Our correspondent Alvaro Fragua brings us this story.  teleSUR  #fishing #venezuela #commerce #community  These and many more stories now!

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00:00Welcome back to Farm in the South and now we are heading to La Guaira where the women of Caravalleda

00:18Fisheries Cooperative are breaking all the rules. Through the Waving Nets program they process

00:24FESH create value-added products and consolidate a collective brand that allows them to market

00:30their products, build community and continue to empower themselves. Our correspondent Alvaro Fragua

00:36with the details. The work begins at sea but it continues on land. There the women of the Caravalleda

00:44Fishermen's and Fisher Women's Council receive all kinds of catches and transform them into

00:49different products for national and international consumption. Rosemary tells us about the various

00:54ways of preparing tuna. Tuna can be prepared in many ways in salads as an antipasto, stewed, shredded,

01:02however you like it. Grilled, it depends. It's a versatile food that can be used in anything,

01:07in anything. With the support of the government this work has enabled them to organize around

01:12the Kunpa collective brand which already has 25 products. Not only do they promote the local

01:17market but they also seek to cross borders. Right now we have about 25 products that are

01:27already recognized by the collective brand which is Kunpa and that helps us to market them in a car

01:32market and for it to be exported is our great dream. Beyond production, this space also means

01:38independence and dignity for the women of the community. It's feeling like a person who is,

01:46at least, how can I put it? At home you're a decoration, a decoration that cooks. Not here,

01:52here you come to work and, as well as working, you have extra money in your pocket.

01:58At sea, reality is also marked by external aggression. Despite US warships and threats,

02:04fishermen and fisherwomen insist on their resilience and perseverance.

02:14We will continue to fish, we will continue to go out against all odds, we will not stop,

02:20we are producing, we have awareness. The fishing sector today is incredibly organized,

02:27and that has influenced a lot in everything that has to do with production. But more than that,

02:32we are not afraid. This project not only ensures protein-rich food for schools,

02:37health centers, and communities, but also sends a message of organization and empowerment to other

02:42women in the country. Well, I tell those women to empower themselves, to be well empowered,

02:48because this work is not just for men. Women also have the right to get on a boat, go out and fish,

02:53because we are empowering women, if they do it, we do it too, and sometimes we do it even better.

02:58Between nets and pots, fisherwomen show that the sea is not just a man's world,

03:02their work is an example of a people that produces, resists, and empowers itself.

Venezuela on the Move | Caraballeda fishers strengthen production for international markets

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