00:17in this episode of venezuela on the move we'll discover how community self-management is
00:23transforming carico in southwest caracas join us as we explore a youth-led project that produces
00:29food at fair prices for more than 5 000 families our colleague luis tavera shares the details with us
00:36in the southwest of the venezuelan capital we venture into curricula an ecological parish with
00:43more than 130 000 residents where the baraca valley youth agricultural training center operates in the
00:49zoo ud3 cc2 commune we start at the local nursery it has 24 hydroponic tables for growing crops
00:57non-stop securing food for the community and offering youth job training
01:06currently we have 45 young people who have been participating in the program
01:11but we've had many more in the past and they keep joining
01:15you know young people interact a lot they talk to each other and share ideas
01:22and they're constantly building on the skills they're developing here every day
01:28usually they're busy with their studies
01:31and after school they come here the main thing is that they're first guided to prioritize their studies
01:40and then little by little we teach them about the trades involved in running a farm
01:44so 56 young volunteers join the commune socio-productive work blending farm training
01:51with environmental care and protection aside from being the project's founder it's about bringing
01:57young people on board providing them with training within the project and helping them fall in love with
02:03it just as we did seven years ago when we first envisioned this space and continuing to give them this
02:09training in planting pig farming and raising broiler chickens and that's how they'll learn for their
02:14own future and the future of the country the tour now takes us to the poultry area where 3 000
02:20broiler
02:21chickens are being raised it's a daily task in which young people like daniel riso take on the
02:25technical responsibility of ensuring their care i just got here i'm checking the feed the chicken's
02:37hydration and doing a general inspection i check the curtains the airflow and the floor moisture
02:49that's what i check every day and as you can see they're already big their skeletons are fully formed
02:54and they're now in the fattening stage next the laying hen barn housing 30 hundred isa browns
03:01a global benchmark for tropical climate productivity there marie alice and john lead daily egg collection
03:09i'm absolutely in love with everything about chickens
03:14mostly because it's such a wonderful subject where you learn so much
03:18i feel very lucky to be part of this collecting eggs feeding them and caring for the chickens
03:29and i know this is a project that will benefit both us and our community
03:34to whom these eggs will be sold here we have 1 300 laying hens of the isa brown breed
03:45a fairly hardy breed in this environment why is it hardy because it can adapt to the tropical climate
03:53and thrives in this environment the process will mean in the area of classification it ends in grading
03:57where eggs are sorted by weight and quality
04:02done by students on days off this precise work supplies over 5 000 local families
04:07at 60 percent savings versus traditional markets here i am sorting eggs from laying hens
04:18we have four classification categories bc a a and so on
04:23for example type a eggs can weigh between 39 and 49 grams
04:34type b eggs weigh 50 to 58 grams and in some cases 59 grams
04:42type a eggs weigh 59 to 69 grams and a a eggs weigh 69 grams and up
04:49models like baraca valley boost venezuela's production these commune projects were voted and prioritized
04:55directly by citizens in popular consultation across over 11 400 polling stations nationwide
