Logistical problems endanger production for family farmers in Mato Grosso, Brazil

The logistical neglect hinders the flow and puts at risk the production of more than 315 families of farmers in settlements in Mato Grosso. The producers ask for help to avoid losses of the products. In the Gleba Rio Vermelho settlement, located in Rondonópolis, in the south of the state, the Lourencinho river bridge, the main access between the rural community and the city, was partially destroyed by heavy rains. “My appeal to the competent authorities is that they come here and fix the landfill on our bridge. We are suffering from the lack of the landfill that the flood led to and we have to cross a stream, or we have to walk 15 kilometers to get to our property ”, highlights the rural producer Rosimeire Sanquite. According to the president of the Small Producers' Association, Nelsivon Gomes, the city government has already been asked to repair the bridge and they are waiting for a solution to the problem. According to local producers, this is the fifth time in less than four ...