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Farmers stand by already threshed and cleaned maize bagged and ready for A loading day employs ten people to weigh the maize and load the truck.
loading at M & J Enterprises store in Kituuka Village, Masindi (28km from the M & J trusts ladies to take records of the weights being loaded.
centre of town)

A young man loads maize from M & J store to the truck. The maize buyer (middle) standing with a dipstick to randomly sample the bags to
confirm the maize quality and how dry it is.

I remember the time AFAP came to visit my business; I knew better things were ahead. Joel, I am telling you, AFAP has
been the best catalyst I could ever think of. I did not know that this truck would trigger my market and relationship with
smallholder farmers. The farmers are motivated to buy inputs and to grow more.

James Musinguzi director and proprietor of M & J Multipurpose Enterprises Ltd

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