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South African The traditional head of Bándua locality, Chico Nduma, said
that the improved seed is not so new on a district level,
Seed is no longer because many of the region’s children bring it in quantity;
they also bring fertilizers.
Preferred in Bándua
“The difference is that the improved seed brought from
South Africa costs five times as much as the one, which is
going to be bought here in this new shop brought to us
by AFAP. This means that the seed from South Africa is no
longer the preferred product here in Bándua,” explained
Many inhabitants from Bándua village, in Búzi district, live Nduma.
in South Africa. There is a large number of young people
who work in this neighboring country, and all the food, A producer from Bándua, Titosse David, when asked, said
clothing and other goods are imported into Bándua from that people used the seed from South Africa and others
there. Seeds were among the items imported from South from Chimoio and Beira city because locally there was no
Africa. way to buy it. “But now, we do not have to resort to outside
seed. We have seed here at a better price,” he explained.

Explaining the fertilisers usage

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