Most agricultural production is for self-support and the main crops are: cassava, maize, bean, sorghum, peanut and rice.

Food supply is also aided with domestic animals and hunting of wildlife (deer and wild boar), and the fruit harvest.

[1] According to feasibility studies for international mining companies, the reserves amount to about 1 million tonnes of ore with a content of 10% graphite.

The extraction and processing were stalled in 1999, however, due to a number of reasons, particularly financial difficulties of the dealer, the low price of the mineral on the international market and a poor and expensive power supply, because the district is not yet connected to the national grid.

In 2007, the Mozambique government announced its intention to re-open the mine, but this depends on the supply of electricity from the Cahora Bassa Dam.