translated from Spanish: Ahome farmers continue to expect drought support

The Mochis, Sinaloa.- No support response has so far been received by the temporary producers of the Tosalibampo Stock Exchange 1 and 2, from the municipality of Ahome, where thousands of hectares of sesame and peanuts were lost to drought. Carlos Ernesto Gastélum, municipal commissioner, estimated that around 400 producers were affected by the lack of rain in this area.
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It indicated that its crops, which they had made many efforts, were reduced to nothing because of the severe lack of moisture that had been presented the previous year by drought. Read more: Coyotes continue to hoard the bean at low prices in the northern area of SinaloaDescribed the situation they face as extremely serious, since as temporary producers they only depend on the results they get each year with the sowing of the storm, and if they do not get anything as it did this time, they face serious difficulties throughout the year to achieve the maintenance of their families.

It indicated that another factor that had seriously affected the inhabitants of this area of Ahome was the lack of work that had been presented on this occasion in the valley, since since most vegetables had not achieved the right prices, there was no serious unemployment that unfortunately would be exacerbated during the coming months of the year, since it understood that because of the lack of water in the dams there would also be no spring-summer plantings either.

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Original source in Spanish