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Fertilizers: The

Magic That

Amazes Farmers

Bissolombe Macande, beneficiary of the inputs shop
at Gonda administrative post in Chibabava district,
who runs the shop called “Muimbo Comercial”, has
the prospect of working with 9000 farmers in this first
phase. He said that after undergoing training to be
able to take charge of the shop, he carried out field
work, where he mobilized many producers.

He said that one of the inputs that still encourages
much admiration among farmers is fertilizer.
“Fertilizers are products that were completely
unknown to groups of farmers that I worked with.
At first there was skepticism about their importance.
When I enlightened them about the use and
importance of fertilizers, people started saying they
were magical and that everyone needs to experiment
and implement,” he said.

João Bissolombe said that the community of Gonda
has begun to believe in the power of fertilizers. This
despite the initial difficulty getting people to believe
in the use of fertilizers because they were unaware of
their importance in the production process.

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