52 | SMALLHOLDER DIARIES CASE 3, continued when she did not have money to buy anything to accompany cassava or mai—e ˆlina new what to expect from past hunger seasons, but she did not have access to relevant financial tools (eg, savings and credit groups, credit at stores or from agents, storing value on a mobile phone) that could help her anticipate these challenges or cope when circumstances grew difficult FIGURE 25: Alina consuming and selling crops to survive the hunger season, JULY 2014–JUNE 2015 (KG) 160 140 120 100 80 KILOGRAMS60 40 20 0 July Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Harvest Consumption Sale FIGURE 26: Mozambique Smallholder Diaries: Alina’s monthly income and expenses, JULY 2014–JUNE 2015 (US$) $80 $70 $60 $50 $40 $30 $20 $10 $0 JuJulAl ug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Income Expenses
