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Yesterday we started off the week in Aboiboi. The drive up was spent mostly on bumpy dirt roads, but we fortunately had Katherine's music and Titus' driving to distract us. When we got to the MFP site, we were greeted by a couple of the executive members. Upon walking into the MFP structure, we realized that similar to Angole, Aboiboi is not equipped with a rice polisher. They were told the maize huller would double as a rice polisher, but unfortunately this isn't the case. They are currently unable to process rice despite the obvious demand... In closing the meeting, Titus informed the members that we can recommend Pilgrim to buy a rice polisher, but cannot make any promises. Similar to Angole, they are still excited about the project despite frustration at not having a rice polisher, and are hopeful that the sunflower harvest will allow them buy new belts and start milling cassava, sorghum, and maize again. With this revenue and additional training, they hope to develop a clearer..