Tete: Mutarara district in Mozambique records drop in sesame production and sales

Published 2024년 10월 6일

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The Mutarara district in Tete, Mozambique, has experienced a significant decrease of 88% in sesame production and sales this year, due to irregular rainfall caused by the El Niño weather phenomenon. The district had planned to sell over 3,500 tonnes of sesame but ended up selling only 413 tonnes. The El Niño phenomenon has destroyed sesame crops across 420 hectares, impacting over 400 producers. As a result, the producers have only managed to earn close to 27 million meticais from sesame sales.

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The Mutarara district in Tete has seen a sharp drop of around 88% this year in the production and sale of sesame, a major cash crop in this part of the province. According to an article published this Saturday, 5 October, on Rádio Moçambique, the situation is the result of irregular rainfall due to the El Niño weather phenomenon, which has hit that region of Tete province hard. The director of the Mutarara economic activities department said that the district had planned to sell more than 3,500 tonnes of sesame, but due to natural disasters, it sold 413 tonnes. Biaca Quezene said that due to the El Niño phenomenon, an area of ...

Source: Diarioeconomico