2014: Maya Ixil beekeeping

2014

  • When our partnership began in 2014, Maya Ixil had suffered devastating crop losses from La Roya, a fungus that struck in 2012, killing 80% of their coffee shrubs. Maya Ixil was looking for a way to quickly diversify and bolster income in their members’ communities. Beekeeping was identified as a strategy that had not been sufficiently supported due to a lack of resources. We worked with Maya Ixil to establish two community “apiary schools,” and trained 50 coffee farmers. 

  • Two projects kick off: 

    • Maya Ixil beekeeping

    • SOPPEXCCA food security

  • Planning with CESMACH leads to first beekeeping diagnostic and training with Alfredo

  • Marcela goes to Colombia to present results of diagnostic at Intercambio

  • Hire the first office manager!