00:00At ease of the Venezuelan capital, in the mountains of Miranda State, communal youth
00:05transformed three hectares of land into an agricultural production center for food and
00:10protein.
00:11Let's learn more about this story in this episode of Venezuela on the Move, with Lister
00:14Vera proving the details.
00:17We leave the city behind to venture into the federal mountains of Miranda State, in the
00:22Caucahuita Parish.
00:25In this agricultural area lies the Chavez Vive Ibrarian Commune, where a three-hectare
00:31agricultural production, site-managed by young farmers, benefits more than a thousand families
00:37after being prioritized in public consultations.
00:42Here, a commune doesn't refer to single-person, rather commune means we are all one, and everyone
00:48participates.
00:48So we turn to economic growth, for example, sustainable industrial development, and we
00:53have that indigenous development right here.
00:56We also have another aspect.
00:58We grow crops, and cleanling rice.
01:00All commune members and those who are part of the commune play a leading role in politics.
01:05Despite all these unilateral coercive measures, we nevertheless see growth in our country, and
01:11our greatest strength is that the entire population believe in us, in the commune.
01:16Why?
01:16Because we are driving all the projects you see, not just talking about them, but actually
01:22covering them out together, embracing our communities.
01:26A key part of the production project is raising Isabel Brown laying hens, a poultry operation
01:32in which local youth apply care and feeding techniques they have learned right here in
01:37the commune.
01:39We feed the hens 100 grams per two hens.
01:43We feed them in the morning and again in the afternoon, and we collect the eggs starting
01:48at 6 p.m.
01:50At the local nursery, the communal youth group maintains crops such as tomatoes and scallions.
01:56This space also serves as an agricultural training center for the area's younger generations.
02:03Here, we young people are responsible for training others on every aspect of the entire
02:08production cycle.
02:09For example, with pig farming, we train each young person on the entire cycle.
02:1326 young people come every week from all over the municipality of Sucre,
02:17even from our own community, to receive this training.
02:23Productive diversification in Calcajuita also extends to the graphic arts and overall sectors.
02:28In its workshop, Juventud Comunera operates illumination and printing equipment funded by
02:33the local organization.
02:34This space also serves as a training classroom for textiles and design.
02:41I was also selected for a cumulative loan, through which we received funding to purchase
02:46materials.
02:47With that, I bought a lot of shirts, supplies, mugs, hats, and other items.
02:52From here, we can benefit the community.
02:56Since there are about 16 or 17 young people who come here to learn.
03:02And there's also a young woman who helped us with the training.
03:05She's the seamstress.
03:12In the area dedicated to pig farming, the younger generations are taking on the management
03:16and rearing of the hurt.
03:18A testament to young people's commitment to food sovereignty that strengthens the
03:22region's food supply.
03:31Look, it is a purely agricultural commune.
03:34Yes, we have an urban area, but it's mostly agricultural.
03:38And this agricultural base allows us to bring these products from here to urban areas.
03:42Here, residents, whether they live in apartment buildings or in houses on the outskirts,
03:47have access to healthy fresh produce from here, from this production facility,
03:51and from many of the other production facilities in this area.
03:55We produce between 580 and 620 piglets per year and are already looking to expand.
04:02But we are not just raising pigs.
04:04We also produce quail eggs and chicken eggs.
04:08With three hectares of farmland, pig farming and projects managed by its youth,
04:13the Chavez Vive Agricultural Commune demonstrates in Miranda State
04:17how communal urbanization ensures full self-sufficiency for thousands of families.
