Agricultural producers in
the Chapa region, located in Mueda district, Cabo Delgado province in northern
Mozambique, have expressed growing concern over what they describe as unfair
prices imposed by middlemen during the ongoing 2024–2025 agricultural marketing
campaign.
The concern was raised on
Friday during a meeting between the Eduardo Mondlane Association which consists
of 50 local farmers and the Head of the Chapa Administrative Post, Lutse
Rumeia.
According to the farmers,
the prices offered by buyers do not reflect the real effort and investment made
in the fields. “We work hard, but when it’s time to sell, buyers come with low
prices that often don’t even cover production costs,” lamented one member of
the association, who asked to remain anonymous.
During the meeting, the
local official acknowledged the legitimacy of the complaints and emphasized
that farmers should have a greater say in price setting. “We cannot continue
accepting imposed prices that do not reflect the true value of a farmer’s
work,” said Rumeia.
The issue of fair pricing
arises at a time when the government and its partners have been stepping up the
distribution of agricultural inputs to boost production. However, many
producers fear that financial returns remain disproportionate to the effort
invested.
The farmers called for
greater regulation and stronger government support in the marketing process to
ensure the market operates more fairly and equitably.
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