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

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 ...