To make ends meet, many look for off farm income, not unlike Iowans. By the time you add up transportation, some rent where she stays with friends, and meals, they are not saving much. I returned to Iowa with a deeper conviction that PFI and INCA are on the right path. We need one another, we need to look for ways to make the local and international connections. It was sugar cane harvest time during our stay.
Some farmers hire themselves out to harvest the blackened burnt canes.
They burn the canes to burn off the leaves. This makes the harvest easier for cutting and piling. We encountered two friends coming home after a days work. They were black with soot from head to toe. I returned to Iowa with a deeper conviction that PFI and INCA are on the right path.