Mozambique
The story of Filomena
Filomena Roberto lives in Mucorro and has been involved in agriculture since childhood. She says: "Traditionally, in this area, we used to burn the old grass before working the land for the new season. This was a normal practice. Because of this ignorance, I kept doing everything the same way'.
Codesa's training on conservation farming brought great change in her life. After following the Codesa trainers' instructions, she harvested two thousand kilos of maize from one hectare in the 2019 season; more than enough to feed her family for the whole year. She says, "If all community members adopted this approach, hunger will soon be a thing of the past here and we will be able to pay school fees for our children.
