Farmers Denounce Poor State of Internal Roads, Request Assistance from Caaguazú Governorate

Farmers in the Carayaó district of Caaguazú, Paraguay, are voicing strong complaints about the deplorable state of their local roads, rendering them virtually impassable. Producers, organized under the National Farmers' Federation (FNC), are appealing to the Caaguazú Governorate for urgent assistance.

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The internal roads of the Mariano Díaz company, in the district of Carayaó, are in a terrible state and are completely impassable.

The internal roads in the Mariano Díaz company are described as being in a "terrible state" and completely unusable. In many sections, only precarious wooden bridges exist, suitable only for pedestrians, motorcycles, and handcarts. These are used to transport produce to points where trucks can access them, highlighting the extreme difficulty farmers face in getting their goods to market.

Adrián Vázquez, an FNC representative for Caaguazú, pointed to Núcleo 5 in the Arsenio Vázquez settlement as a key onion-producing area. He emphasized that the community's livelihood depends almost entirely on this crop. However, the road used to transport onions is in "deplorable condition," with one section requiring crossing a small stream without a bridge for vehicles. This forces farmers to push their produce on handcarts for hundreds of meters to reach a passable area for trucks.

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The road they use to take their products to the national market is in deplorable condition, completely impassable, and in one section they have to cross a small stream that has no bridges for vehicles.

Farmers report that recent repair work by the Caaguazú Governorate, led by Marcelo Soto Pavón, was ineffective and may have even worsened the situation. Despite promises from the governorate, the promised improvements have not materialized. Local resident Juan Ovelar mentioned that the community often pools resources to hire private tractor operators for temporary repairs, a costly and recurring necessity due to the annual damage to the roads.

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Machinery from the Caaguazú Governorate performed repair work in the area a few months ago, but in reality, they did practically nothing. It could even be said that they ended up worsening the situation of the road.

Hugo Godoy, the Caaguazú Governorate's transportation official, acknowledged awareness of the situation but was unable to provide a timeline for sending machinery, citing a lack of immediate access to his schedule. When questioned about existing records of assistance to the area, he became defensive and ended the phone interview abruptly.

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There are several promises from the Caaguazú Governorate, administered by Marcelo Soto Pavón (ANR-HC), but so far, they have not fully fulfilled what was promised.