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    Richard works at a corn processing facility recently built by the Chinese. It is intended to boost local capacity for producing cornmeal, a staple in the northern Mozambican diet. Views[419] Mozambique has huge tracts of fertile, arable land, but lack of infrastructure and inputs, plus the ongoing recovery from a brutal civil war, mean that many people still lack access to adequate food. Eliza buys vegetables from a middleman and resells produce at the local market. Her son Edson huddles close to her side. Views[526] Conditions at the “25 de setembro” community are below what Vale had promised to the people when convincing them to relinquish their land. But people are resilient and find ways to thrive while the legal battle against Vale continues. A man visits a small shop, which supplies food to the community. Views[355] Barely three years after resettlement, houses built by Vale for the displaced people of 25 de setembro are already starting to crumble, foundations are cracking, and promised facilities like schools and health services have not been delivered. The community is continuing to fight for its rights via legal channels. Views[278] When Brazilian mining company Vale moved into the northern Mozambican town of Moatize, they displaced an entire community to make way for a massive coal mine, shifting some people to a housing development called “25 de setembro”. Here, there is no longer land to grow food and, without a river, water is something that people must now pay for. This is one of the only trees in an otherwise barren tract of land. Views[515]
     

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