May 18, 2026
The Cry Beneath The Soil – Part 1 A painful story too many people have refused to see
rn There is a cry coming from the villages. Not from the roads. Not rnfrom the offices. Not from the big meetings where people speak about rndevelopment.rn
rnrn rnrnrnrnrnrnrn rn rnrn It is a cry beneath the soil.rn
rnrn rnrnrnrnrnrnrn rn rnrn A deep cry. A painful cry. A cry that has stayed hidden for too long.rn
rnrn rnrnrnrnrnrnrn rn rnrn We live in towns. We go to hospitals. We take our children to rnschool. We sleep under safe roofs. We dream about a better life. We use rnproducts from factories every day. But have you ever stopped and asked rnyourself one painful question?rn
rnrn rnrnrnrnrnrnrn rn rnrn Is it true that so much of what supports life in the city rnbegins in the village… yet the people in the village remain trapped in rnsuffering?rn
rnrn rnrnrnrnrnrnrn rn rnrn That question can break your heart.rn
rnrn rnrnrnrnrnrnrn rn rnrn Because the truth is bitter.rn
rnrn rnrnrnrnrnrnrn rn rnrn I know a farmer who has been farming for more than 30 years. More than 30 years of waking up early. More than 30 years of sweating under the sun. More than 30 years of trusting the land.rn
rnrn rnrnrnrnrnrnrn rn rnrn And yet, his house is still covered with grass. Not because he rnloves that life. Not because he is lazy. Not because he has no dreams.rn
rnrn rnrnrnrnrnrnrn rn rnrn But because farming has been a losing journey for him.rn
rnrn rnrnrnrnrnrnrn rn rnrn I sat down with him. We did the calculations together. We looked rnat the money he spends on fertilizer, pesticides, labor, seeds, and rntime. We looked at everything.rn
rnrn rnrnrnrnrnrnrn rn rnrn And what did we find?rn
rnrn rnrnrnrnrnrnrn rn rnrn If farming was treated like a real job, his payment for one month would be less than Tshs. 40,000.rn
rnrn rnrnrnrnrnrnrn rn rnrn Less than Tshs. 40,000.rn
rnrn rnrnrnrnrnrnrn rn rnrn That is below 15 dollars.rn
rnrn rnrnrnrnrnrnrn rn rnrn Think about that. A man who has given more than three decades of rnhis life to the soil… A man whose hands carry the weight of survival… A rnman whose work supports lives far beyond his own home…rn
rnrn rnrnrnrnrnrnrn rn rnrn And yet his monthly return is less than what many people spend in a single day without thinking.rn
rnrn rnrnrnrnrnrnrn rn rnrn How do you explain that?rn
rnrn rnrnrnrnrnrnrn rn rnrn How does a man work for 30 years and still remain in a grass-thatched house?rn
rnrn rnrnrnrnrnrnrn rn rnrn How?rn
rnrn rnrnrnrnrnrnrn rn rnrn I know another farmer. This one has been farming for more than 15 years.rn Every season, he must borrow money from loan sharks. The kind of rnlenders people call blood-dryers. People who lend money to the rndesperate, then collect from pain.rn
rnrn rnrnrnrnrnrnrn rn rnrn I asked him, “What are you really getting from this? Your childrenrn are not going to school properly. You buy inputs at very high prices. rnYou keep enriching sellers. But what do you remain with?”rn
rnrn rnrnrnrnrnrnrn rn rnrn That question is hard. Because many farmers already know the answer.rn
rnrn rnrnrnrnrnrnrn rn rnrn They remain with exhaustion. They remain with debt. They remain with shame. They remain with pressure. They remain with silence.rn
rnrn rnrnrnrnrnrnrn rn rnrn And still the world keeps saying, “Farmers are poor.” “Small rnfarmers cannot manage.” “Rural farmers are like this and like that.”rn
rnrn rnrnrnrnrnrnrn rn rnrn But do people really know the price farmers are paying?rn
rnrn rnrnrnrnrnrnrn rn rnrn Do they know what farmers lose just on inputs alone?rn
rnrn rnrnrnrnrnrnrn rn rnrn Do they know what happens when seeds do not perform well? When rnchemicals fail? When the wrong products are pushed into the wrong rnecological zone? When money is spent, but results do not come?rn
rnrn rnrnrnrnrnrnrn rn rnrn Many people do not know. And maybe many do not want to know.rn
rnrn rnrnrnrnrnrnrn rn rnrn Because once you know the truth, you cannot stay comfortable.rn
rnrn rnrnrnrnrnrnrn rn rnrn Then you go to the market.rn
rnrn rnrnrnrnrnrnrn rn rnrn And that is where the pain becomes even heavier.rn
rnrn rnrnrnrnrnrnrn rn rnrn A woman farmer called me crying. She had harvested tomatoes. Her gross revenue was Tshs. 3,058,000.rn
rnrn rnrnrnrnrnrnrn rn rnrn At first, someone may think that sounds good.rn
rnrn rnrnrnrnrnrnrn rn rnrn But then reality begins to cut like a knife.rn
rnrn rnrnrnrnrnrnrn rn rnrn At the market, she paid Tshs. 310,500. For transport, she paid Tshs. 166,000. For agents or middlemen, Tshs. 270,000. For empty boxes, Tshs. 237,250. For cartons, Tshs. 75,000. For ropes, Tshs. 25,000. For offloading and labor, Tshs. 108,000. For harvesting, Tshs. 98,000.rn
rnrn rnrnrnrnrnrnrn rn rnrn Just like that, the cost of selling alone reached Tshs. 1,289,750.rn
rnrn rnrnrnrnrnrnrn rn rnrn Remove that from Tshs. 3,058,000.rn
rnrn rnrnrnrnrnrnrn rn rnrn What remains is about Tshs. 1,768,250.rn
rnrn rnrnrnrnrnrnrn rn rnrn Now remove the cost of seeds. Remove fertilizer. Remove rnpesticides. Remove labor. Remove tools. Remove all the invisible pain rnthat happened before the tomatoes even reached the market.rn
rnrn rnrnrnrnrnrnrn rn rnrn Then ask yourself:rn
rnrn rnrnrnrnrnrnrn rn rnrn What is left for her?rn
rnrn rnrnrnrnrnrnrn rn rnrn What is left for school fees? What is left for medicine? What is rnleft for rent or a decent house? What is left for dignity? What is left rnfor hope?rn
rnrn rnrnrnrnrnrnrn rn rnrn And what if she had borrowed from a loan shark?rn
rnrn rnrnrnrnrnrnrn rn rnrn Then what?rn
rnrn rnrnrnrnrnrnrn rn rnrn How do you expect that woman to continue?rn
rnrn rnrnrnrnrnrnrn rn rnrn How do you expect her children to dream?rn
rnrn rnrnrnrnrnrnrn rn rnrn How do you expect farming communities to rise when the structure itself is built to drain them?rn
rnrn rnrnrnrnrnrnrn rn rnrn This is why the story in The Cry Beneath The Soil – Part 1 is not just a documentary. It is not just a video. It is not just content.rn
rnrn rnrnrnrnrnrnrn rn rnrn It is truth.rn
rnrn rnrnrnrnrnrnrn rn rnrn It is pain.rn
rnrn rnrnrnrnrnrnrn rn rnrn It is the hidden life of many farmers across Africa.rn
rnrn rnrnrnrnrnrnrn rn rnrn These are the people many call “backbone,” yet they live without rngood shelter. These are the people who carry entire value chains, yet rnmany cannot afford proper treatment when they are sick. These are the rnpeople whose daily struggle feeds systems bigger than themselves, yet rntheir own children miss school. These are the people who keep showing uprn season after season, but the system keeps taking and taking and taking.rn
rnrn rnrnrnrnrnrnrn rn rnrn This is not bad luck.rn
rnrn rnrnrnrnrnrnrn rn rnrn This is not a small mistake.rn
rnrn rnrnrnrnrnrnrn rn rnrn This is structural injustice.rn
rnrn rnrnrnrnrnrnrn rn rnrn From the way inputs are distributed… To the way advice is given… rnTo the way products are sold… To the way markets are controlled… To the rnway middlemen take power… To the way finance excludes the farmer…rn
rnrn rnrnrnrnrnrnrn rn rnrn The farmer stands in the middle of a system that keeps speaking about help, but too often delivers suffering.rn
rnrn rnrnrnrnrnrnrn rn rnrn And we must say it clearly:rn
rnrn rnrnrnrnrnrnrn rn rnrn This is exploitation. This is oppression. This is unfairness wearing the clothes of normal business. This is cruelty that has been normalized for too long.rn
rnrn rnrnrnrnrnrnrn rn rnrn For years, projects have come and gone. Promises have come and gone. Meetings have come and gone. Words have come and gone.rn
rnrn rnrnrnrnrnrnrn rn rnrn But many farmers are still exactly where they were.rn
rnrn rnrnrnrnrnrnrn rn rnrn Still trapped. Still tired. Still carrying pain in silence.rn
rnrn rnrnrnrnrnrnrn rn rnrn Why?rn
rnrn rnrnrnrnrnrnrn rn rnrn Because you cannot change a farmer’s life with scattered rnsolutions. You cannot solve deep pain with disconnected players. You rncannot fix this with noise. You cannot fix this with pity. You cannot rnfix this by blaming the farmer.rn
rnrn rnrnrnrnrnrnrn rn rnrn What is needed is truth. What is needed is transparency. What is needed is a system that sees the farmer fully.rn
rnrn rnrnrnrnrnrnrn rn rnrn That is why there must be a different way.rn
rnrn rnrnrnrnrnrnrn rn rnrn That is why MazaoHub, integrated with CropSupply, brings a different light.rn
rnrn rnrnrnrnrnrnrn rn rnrn A light of visibility. A light of accountability. A light of structure. A light of dignity.rn
rnrn rnrnrnrnrnrnrn rn rnrn Through this vision, farms are treated like living systems that deserve care. That is why MazaoHub built what can be called hospitals for farms.rn A place where every stakeholder has a dashboard. A place where every rnfarmer can understand their own numbers. A place where profit and loss rncan be seen clearly. A place where markets, banks, agrovets, rnmanufacturers, distributors, and all players are no longer hidden behindrn confusion.rn
rnrn rnrnrnrnrnrnrn rn rnrn Because enough is enough.rn
rnrn rnrnrnrnrnrnrn rn rnrn We cannot keep watching farmers suffer in darkness while others rnkeep growing rich from their ignorance. We cannot keep calling them poorrn while refusing to fix the structure that keeps them poor. We cannot rnkeep speaking nice words while children in farming families miss school,rn miss treatment, and miss the chance for a better life.rn
rnrn rnrnrnrnrnrnrn rn rnrn The Cry Beneath The Soil is a painful reminder that behind every rnrural struggle is a human being. A father. A mother. A child. A family. Arn future.rn
rnrn rnrnrnrnrnrnrn rn rnrn And Part 1 is only the beginning.rn
rnrn rnrnrnrnrnrnrn rn rnrnThe link for The Cry Beneath The Soil – Part 1 is below
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cMplGOn2vBA&t=558s