Uncredited
The End of Hunger is in Our Hands / 16th October World Food Day
Three colour offset lithograph, DNPP, Maputo
By 1983, the image of an enxada (African hoe) was a widely recognised emblem of Mozambican agriculture, especially the strength of rural women, who were mainly responsible for tilling family machambas (fields). It also symbolised collective production, and the determination of Frelimo militants to bring about better living conditions by ‘relying on our own resources’ rather than waiting for advanced technology or outside help. By 1983 workers everywhere were used to taking part in team-building days for production or weeding, in which all employees, including senior managers, were expected to pegar enxada (pick up a hoe) and display collective spirit.
