Meet Midrete. Aged 31, she lives in a small rural community in Mozambique, with her husband and four children. Her father is a community leader, commonly known as a ‘mambo’, and Midrete grew up following all of the traditional ethics and values.
Image: Midrete and other members of her farmers’ association
As a smallholder farmer, Midrete grows different crops throughout the year. She has been involved in farming since her childhood, but it is only over the past year – since March 2021 – that her small farm has become a more viable business.
The reason for this? She joined Luta Contra Fome, a recently-formed farmers’ organisation, where United Purpose provided training on good, climate-smart agricultural practices.
Midrete says: “There used to be a lot of limitations with the quality and quantity of my produce – but now my productivity has improved and I can sell my produce in other markets and make a decent price.”
Image: Midrete is delighted with her increased produce
Context:
Midrete is one of the 8,500 farmers that United Purpose has supported to adopt climate-smart, good agricultural practices in central Mozambique. This is taking place as part of a consortium project (‘Transfer Efficient and resilient Agricultural technologies through Market Systems’) led by the International Fertilizer Development Center (IFDC), with funding from the Swedish Embassy. The project is improving the productivity and resilience of small-scale farmers.