20 June 2011
Maputo — Farmers in Boane district, in Maputo province, have asked the authorities for means of transport so that they can take their crops to local markets.
The farmers made this appeal in the locality of Gueguegue, during a rally addressed by the First Lady, Maria da Luz Guebuza, who began a four day tour of Maputo province on Monday.
According to Lina Macie, the chairperson of a local association of farmers, support from the government and its partners has permitted a considerable increase in agricultural production, but the lack of transport is a brake on any further development.
“We walk long distances to reach our fields, because we have no transport to get there”, said Macie. “At harvest time, we can only manage to carry one sack of crops on our head, and much of the production remains in the fields. We are asking you to transmit this concern to the government when you return to Maputo”.
In response, the First Lady, did not promise any immediate solution, but said she was happy to hear of the efforts made by Boane farmers to increase their production.
“We can see that there is a major effort by the communities to step up their agricultural production”, she said. “We have to produce our own food. It is we Mozambicans who are going to do away with hunger and poverty”.
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Boane Farmers Want Means of Transport