Manica: GREPOC provides nearly 200 tons of seeds to farmers in Mozambique

Published 2024년 11월 25일

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In Manica province, Mozambique, an initiative led by the Post-Cyclone Reconstruction Office (GREPOC) and partners will benefit at least 17,000 peasant families through seed distribution in the 2024-2025 agricultural campaign. The program aims to distribute 200 tons of corn seeds, 12.5 tons of bean seeds, 1.9 tons of vegetable seeds, and over three tons of fertilizers to boost agricultural production in areas impacted by Cyclone Idai. The distribution, expected to conclude by December, targets producing 3.63 million tons of crops over one million hectares, involving about 100,000 producers, mainly from the family sector. Favorable rainfall is forecasted by the National Institute of Meteorology, potentially enhancing agricultural output. GREPOC, established in April 2019, focuses on recovery and reconstruction in cyclone-affected regions, with financial backing from international organizations.

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At least 17 thousand peasant families will benefit from various seeds in the 2024-2025 agricultural campaign in the province of Manica, in the center of the country, the Mozambique Information Agency reported this Monday, November 25. According to the agency, there are around 200 tons of corn seeds, 12.5 tons of bean seeds and 1.9 tons of vegetable seeds. The distribution includes more than three tons of fertilizers, as a way of ensuring that producers have a good production in the current agricultural harvest. The coordinator of the Post-Cyclone Reconstruction Office (GREPOC), Maria de Nádia Charles, explained that the seed could be distributed later this year to minimize the lack of inputs, especially among peasant families who live in areas devastated by Cyclone Idai and other phenomena. natural. “All seed acquisition processes have already been completed. It is an initiative being carried out by the Office of Post-Cyclone Reconstruction and its partners. By the end of next ...

Source: Diarioeconomico