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trained in minimizing postharvest losses. Post-harvest losses are expected since they will have to dry the harvest at
home for storage.
• Farmers Buying: The lockdown meant the farmers could not go and buy the required agricultural inputs especially
crop protection products for treating the harvest before storage.
• The newly renovated warehouse is empty with no inputs or produce in stock, since most farmers sold their maize early
through vendors when it was not properly dried
• Lockdown: It was just not Mrs. Dinnah’s business being affected, but the farmers were also greatly affected, farmers
were also affected.

It was just not Mrs. Dinnah’s business being affected, but the farmers were also greatly affected.

Dinnah concludes narrating her story by saying, a lot of business has been lost, sales are stagnant with a lot of capital
tied up in inputs; my newly renovated warehouse is empty with no produce in stock, most farmers sold their maize early
through vendors when it was not properly dried. The numbers of people testing positive is going up every day and we
do not know when this will stabilize. As Tisaiwale we are affected both socially and economically and the future of our
businesses is not known.

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