Improving market gardeners' incomes

The project aimed to increase and secure the incomes of 600 urban and peri-urban market gardeners, of whom 40% are women, from the cities of Maputo and Napula through more sustainable and profitable farming practices.

At the end of the project, 643 market gardeners were trained in the principles of agro ecology. Over the course of the project, more than 659 experiments were conducted by the producers in their fields in order to practice implementing these techniques. It is also interesting to note that 23% of these market gardeners have totally converted to organic farming, that is to say approximately 1 person out of 5 concerned. The project has also developed some beneficial elements to the structuring of the market gardening sector. Thus, more than 20 producers' organizations have been supported in their organizational structure. The project has succeeded in meeting the dual objective of allowing producers to earn more income thanks to these new activities while being sustainable from an environmental point of view.

French association ESSOR was founded in 1992 and aims to help vulnerable populations to sustainably improve their lives. ESSOR conducts a number of projects in six countries: France, Brazil, Cape Verde, Guinea-Bissau, Mozambique and Chad. The association has recognised expertise in the field of childhood, education, training and professional integration.