Farmerstories - Brazil Nuts
Luci Lenny Dara Beyuma
First and last name: Luci Lenny Dara Beyuma
Residence: Fortaleza, Pando, Bolivia
Family status: Concubinat
Age: 42 years old
How do you describe your current life situation in general (what is going well at the moment / what is going less well)?
Due to the pandemic, our health has deteriorated but I am grateful that I do not lack food and work.
Why are you a Brazil nut collector and do you like your job? If yes, why do you like your job
Because I like the country life and because it is the work of the season and the region.
What are the advantages for Pakka partner "hylea 1884" to work with?
The advantage is that we have work all year round. We don't have to go to other places in search of work.
How long have you been working / producing for Pakka partner "hylea 1884"?
I have lived in Fortaleza for more than 20 years and 9 of those years already as a collector for Hylea.
What has improved in your life in general since you started working for Pakka Partner "hylea 1884"?
Job and economic stability for me and my family.
What has improved (worsened) for you/your family during the last year?
I have improved in terms of materials and work opportunities. Before, I lived in a rustic house with a tin roof - now I live in a real house with a good roof.
What improvements do you hope/wish for in the coming year?
That Brazil nut production continues to improve. And that the hylea company will continue to provide us with work in the years to come.
Diana Medina Macuapa
First and last name: Diana Medina Macuapa
Residence: Fortaleza, Pando, Bolivia
Family status: Concubinat
Age: 38 years old
How do you describe your current life situation in general (what is going well at the moment / what is going less well)?
Regularly, my health was not as expected. This year I could not help my husband one hundred percent because of my delicate health.
Why are you a Brazil nut collector and do you like your job? If yes, why do you like your job
Because I grew up in the countryside. And it's the season's chance to have a better income, because the Brazil nuts increase our family income.
What are the advantages for Pakka partner "hylea 1884" to work with?
That I have work all year round, I live near the source of work.
How long have you been working / producing for Pakka partner "hylea 1884"?
I have lived in Fortaleza for more than 20 years; but as a collector for Hylea, about 9 years.
What has improved in your life in general since you started working for Pakka Partner "hylea 1884"?
Job and economic stability. And improvements in terms of the material in my house.
What has improved (worsened) for you/your family during the last year?
Only health was not the best, also the pandemic hit me hard, from which I am recovering.
What improvements do you hope/wish for in the coming year?
May the company continue to generate work for me, because thanks to it I bring support to my family.
Carmelo Pereira Pérez
First and last name: Luci Lenny Dara Beyuma
Residence: Fortaleza, Pando, Bolivia
Family status: Concubinat
Age: 42 years old
How do you describe your current life situation in general (what is going well at the moment / what is going less well)?
Due to the pandemic, our health has deteriorated but I am grateful that I do not lack food and work.
Why are you a Brazil nut collector and do you like your job? If yes, why do you like your job
Because I like the country life and because it is the work of the season and the region.
What are the advantages for Pakka partner "hylea 1884" to work with?
The advantage is that we have work all year round. We don't have to go to other places in search of work.
How long have you been working / producing for Pakka partner "hylea 1884"?
I have lived in Fortaleza for more than 20 years and 9 of those years already as a collector for Hylea.
What has improved in your life in general since you started working for Pakka Partner "hylea 1884"?
Job and economic stability for me and my family.
What has improved (worsened) for you/your family during the last year?
I have improved in terms of materials and work opportunities. Before, I lived in a rustic house with a tin roof - now I live in a real house with a good roof.
What improvements do you hope/wish for in the coming year?
That Brazil nut production continues to improve. And that the hylea company will continue to provide us with work in the years to come.
Ernesto Molina Cartagena
First and last name Ernesto Molina Cartagena
Residence: Fortaleza, Pando, Bolivia
Family status: Concubinat
Alter: 49 years old
How do you describe your current life situation in general (what is going well at the moment / what is going less well)?
Grateful, as we didn't lack for work and takeaway food.
Why are you a Brazil nut collector and do you like your job? If yes, why do you like your profession?
Because it is my opportunity to work together with my family and increase my income so that we can buy necessary things for our house with the rest of each harvest.
What are the advantages for Pakka partner "hylea 1884" to work with?
support I receive to feed my family until the new harvest.
How long have you been working / producing for Pakka partner "hylea 1884"?
I have lived in Fortaleza for more than 35 years; but I have been working for Hylea for almost 10 years.
What has improved in your life in general since you started working for Pakka Partner "hylea 1884"?
The improvement I have experienced is that we have been able to steadily improve and beautify the home I live in with my family,
What has improved (worsened) for you/your family during the last year?
I have improved my house, only my health has declined a bit, but we always have help from hylea.
What improvements do you hope/wish for in the coming year?
That I can continue to do my job and pay for my family's living expenses in the future, as I have been able to do up to now.
Carmelo Tellería Espinoza
First and last name: Carmelo Tellería Espinoza
Residence: Fortaleza, Pando, Bolivia
Family status: Concubinat
Alter: 52 years old
How do you describe your current life situation in general (what is going well at the moment / what is going less well)?
I am grateful to God that I have good health and a job, because thanks to them I bring my family their daily bread.
Why are you a Brazil nut collector and do you like your job? If yes, why do you like your profession?
Mainly because I like the countryside, I am uncomfortable in cities and am not used to such a life. I have what I need here. Collecting Brazil nuts is a good source of income and the best in this region.
What are the advantages for Pakka partner "hylea 1884" to work with?
I have a short commute and work at hylea all year round.
How long have you been working / producing for Pakka partner "hylea 1884"?
I have lived in Fortaleza for more than 35 years; but as a collector for Hylea, about 9 yeare.
What has improved in your life in general since you started working for Pakka Partner "hylea 1884"?
I have a secure job and a regular income to support my family on a daily basis. Hylea thus offers us a certain stability.
What has improved (worsened) for you/your family during the last year?
My quality of life, I live quietly and am grateful that I have what I need for my family and work and that I am healthy.
What improvements do you hope/wish for in the coming year?
May the production with the Brazil nuts continue to go as well as before and we can continue to work with the company in good health.
HYLEA 1884, Bolivia
Friedrich Hecker laid the foundation for the family business "Hylea1884" in 1884 in the northeast of Bolivia, in Riberalta and Fortaleza: He built up the trade in natural rubber in the late 19th century. The family also pioneered Bolivian Brazil nut production, and today it is one of the largest exporters of Brazil nuts in the world. From the beginning, the Hecker family was concerned about the concerns of the local population.
