JVC was hereby pleasantly surprised that in both areas many farmer groups were already present with which Dorcas could work: Dombe 23x, Nhamatanda 60x! They grow under rainfed agriculture as staple crops: maize, sorghum, manioc, sweet potato & bananas; as cash crops: sesame, cowpea, groundnuts, green beans & cashew nut. 

Vegetable growing done via furrow irrigation nearby the riversides were: tomatoes, onions, carrots, cabbage, green peppers, lettuce, bush beans, okra, eggplant, consumption potatoes. Although vegetables were sold to middlemen, who made a high profit(!), the production & marketing of vegetables should be improved. Unfortunately, there was not yet any processing of vegetables within both areas. 

Livestock rearing included: chickens, goats, pigs, bulls & a little bit fish.

Having identified the needs and potential to re-build and build up agriculture and livestock, incl. potential stakeholders (e.g. re-establishing these 83 associations, 21 communities & 2 resettlement camps), JVC has written a concise consultancy report that outlines opportunities and challenges to promote inclusive value chain development in the selected sectors and geographies, and which provides a strategic plan for a 5-yr agricultural programme.

However, therefore funds will have to be sought and proposals written so that Dorcas-Mozambique's Agricultural Programme for at least 5-6 years can already start in 2019. Hereby JVC has assisted Dorcas-IO to develop a Concept Note for RVO-SDGP funding in The Netherlands, which was unfortunately not rewarded!