44 Names: Every COJAZ Farmer Has a Story
September 19, 2026 — Zambézia, Mozambique
They Are Not Statistics
When you read about African agriculture in the news, you see numbers: "36 million hectares of arable land." "81% of the population in agriculture." "95% informal economy."
These numbers are true. But they hide the most important fact: every number is a person with a name.
Here are 44 names. 44 farmers in Zambézia, Mozambique. Members of COJAZ — Cooperativa dos Jovens Agropecuários da Zambézia. They are ready to plant on November 1, 2026. They need seeds.
The Three Founders
Zito Arcanjo Domingos — President of COJAZ. 5 years farming. Based in Quelimane. Crops: maize, cabbage, cowpea, sesame, tomato. M-Pesa: 843697570. He organized 44 young people into a cooperative. He secured 500 hectares of land. He reached out for help.
Alexandre Chico Xavier — Founding member. 5 years farming. Quelimane. Crops: maize, tomato, pepper, cucumber. M-Pesa: 846559144.
Cassimo Rodrigues Xavier Arivo — Founding member. 5 years farming. Quelimane. Crops: tomato, pepper, rice. M-Pesa: 846047868.
The 41 Members
In Quelimane / Madal / Varela:
- Aboo Rodrigues Xavier Arivo — tomato, peanuts
- Lidia Salvador Sorte — tomato
- Armone Celestino Fernando — tomato
- Nela Felix Joaquim — tomato, pepper (M-Pesa: 869379302)
In Mocuba / Namanjavira:
- Augusto Santos Adolfo — maize, tomato, cabbage (M-Pesa: 846152788)
- Bonifacio Bernardino Magica — maize, soybean, sesame (M-Pesa: 848981244)
- Francedo Mavuto dos Santos — maize, soybean, sesame, cowpea (M-Pesa: 878779012)
- Luisa Fernando Mabolowa — maize
- Jose Culete — mixed crops (M-Pesa: 871077991)
- Judite Teles Joao Manecas — maize
- Beto Geraldo Solinho — maize, tomato (M-Pesa: 845121702)
- Felismina Ossifo Froi Nabara — maize, tomato (M-Pesa: 864708080)
- Dinamarcia Tome Albassute — maize, soybean
- Juvencio Felex Joao — maize, cowpea, sesame
- Suzana Alfazema Manjor — maize, cowpea
- Isa Geraldo Sozinho — maize
- Ruti Helio Rosa Rosario — maize
- Esteves Joao Maenato — maize
- Dulce Elias Francisco — maize, cowpea
- Adriano Guido dos Santos — maize, soybean
- Neto Carlitos Mpeta — maize
- Filipe Julio Major — maize
- Isa Vasco Carico — maize
- Filipe Nicolao — maize
- Mario Nelinho Carvalho — maize
- Gloria Artur — maize, tomato, pepper
- Juleca Antonio — maize
- Mercia Esteves Fernando — maize, tomato, cabbage
- Arsenio Victor Mulobuana — maize
- Miguel Geral Maribia — maize
In Mugeba / Lugela:
- Paula Ernesto Mutage — maize, soybean
- Cecilia Eliseu Alfoi — maize
- Alferes Ficial — maize, tomato
- Tomas Maglasse — soybean, sesame, cowpea
In other areas of Zambézia:
- Abel Antonio Joaquim — maize
- Antonio Sozinho Molemeano — tomato, pepper (M-Pesa: 855206230)
- Daluz Daniel Sel Victor da Silva — maize, tomato
- Emercia Ismael Baptista Olimpio — tomato
- Flora Julio Melgado — tomato
- Menducha Fonseca Augusto Matos — maize, tomato
- Teresa Nordino Faquir — maize, tomato, peanuts
- Silvio Joaquim — maize, tomato (M-Pesa: 856592308)
The Land
All 44 farmers have access to 500 hectares at Povoado de Muaquiua, Zambézia. GPS: -16.70389, 37.37083.
The land was transferred through a Cessão de DUAT from the estate of Memuna Usse Bernardo to COJAZ. The legal representative is Anselmo Djadju de Castro Boaventura, a Mozambican lawyer with offices in Maputo.
The Satellite
Every 5 days, the Sentinel-2 satellite passes over Muaquiua. It photographs the land at 10-meter resolution and measures NDVI — crop health from space.
Current NDVI: 0.251 (dry season — September). When rains arrive in November, it will rise to 0.6-0.8.
What They Need
November 1, 2026. The rains arrive. The soil softens. The planting season begins.
44 farmers are ready. They have land. They have a cooperative. They have satellite credit scores. They have M-Pesa accounts.
They need seeds.
$25 buys seeds for one farmer.
How to Help
Visit maputobridgecapital.com/donate
- $25 — seeds for one farmer
- $50 — PICS storage bags (save 30-40% of harvest)
- $100 — full season sponsorship
- $500 — sponsor a farmer for a year
Stripe processes the payment. M-Pesa delivers the money. The satellite verifies the crops. The blockchain logs everything.
44 Names. 44 Families. 44 Reasons.
These are not statistics. These are people who woke up one morning, organized themselves into a cooperative, secured 500 hectares of land, and asked for help.
They did not wait for a government program. They did not wait for an NGO. They organized. They asked. They are ready.
All they need is seeds.
Maputo Bridge Capital. Satellite-verified. Blockchain-logged. M-Pesa-delivered. 44 farmers. 500 hectares. Zero middlemen.
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