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Búzi: Facing Rivers and the Seas to Buy a

Few Kilos of Seed

Farmers from the Búzi district traveled many miles across enough to feed themselves and market their produce to
rivers and the sea in order to get to the city of Beira to buy others.” Roque explained that in the past, farmers suffered
seeds. Some members of communities were devoured many privations due to the lack of seeds.
by crocodiles in the River Búzi when they crossed to the
opposite shores in search of seeds. Other people died in The traditional authority of Estaquinha, Armando Briando
shipwrecks at sea en route to getting seeds. Jamo, said that in the district of Búzi, and especially in his
area of jurisdiction, there are many sad stories resulting
The Administrator of Búzi district, Maria Bemadete Roque, from a lack of a credible shop to buy inputs in time.
said that the support of AFAP and its partners solved “There have been people who have been conned here
social and economic problems in that part of Sofala in Estaquinha. Many farmers were sold seeds that did not
province. Speaking in Estaquinha village, at a ceremony in have germination power. The seeds in question were also
which the “Ponto de Encontro” shop was handed over to sold at prohibitive prices,” he lamented. Now, however,
beneficiary Mateus Viramanga, Roque said that with the Jamo believes the inputs shop will put an end to the
improved seed shop, farmers would be able to produce suffering.
enough to not only survive but also to sell. “They will have

Improved Inputs, Services and Technology

AFAP is training staff and community-based agents over-the-counter advice, during which the farmers would
linked to the agrodealers on improved agricultural inputs, be directed on the right products to buy, the safe use and
services and technologies. A key area of the training is handling thereof, as well as agronomic best practices.

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