26 October, 2018
The Ham family children pay a visit to their cousins, at one of the settlement s in El Temporal camp, in Hopelchén, Campeche, Mexico. Mennonite families may comprise between eight and fifteen children and are traditionally tight-knit, with the extended family providing the social fabric of daily life.
Mennonite farmers growing soy in Campeche, on the Yucatán Peninsula in Mexico, are allegedly adversely impacting the livelihood of local Mayan beekeepers. The Mennonites farm large tracts of land in the area. Environmental groups and honey producers say that the introduction of genetically modified soy and use of the agrochemical glyphosate endangers health, contaminates crops, and reduces the market value of honey by threatening its ‘organic’ label. Soy production also leads to deforestation, as land is increasingly bought for farming, further affecting bee populations.
Nadia Shira Cohen
Nadia Shira Cohen is an American documentary photographer based in Rome. Her work focuses on issues stemming from human rights, including environmental conflict, women’s...
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