I think it is an alternative. My people are farmers, and co-operative farming can be a way forward for Guatemala. We need a great deal of support, because although we say we are farmers, we don't have the technology to progress. Equipment is very scarce, for example, for more progressive and advanced agriculture.
Another issue I wanted to raise was that agriculture through monoculture has affected Guatemala. When it comes to sugar cane, I think Guatemala is potentially a big producer of sugar, but what's happening is that the rivers are being diverted to irrigate the sugar cane plantations, and those who live off fishing and livestock don't have the water they need. That's one problem.
There is another monoculture, the African palm, which is affecting a sector of our country. Yes, it is creating jobs, but how much is being paid to those who work in that sector? Hardly anything.... People's need to make money is being exploited. If I need to feed my children and I am being paid 25 quetzals, I will take it, even though it's not enough to live on.