pembejeo
peh-mbeh-JEH-oh
How to say it
Swahilipembejeopeh-mbeh-JEH-ohsoon
Frenchintrants (agricoles) : semences, engraissoon
Meaning
The things a farmer buys to grow crops, such as seed, fertilizer, pesticides and tools.
Good to know
N class noun, used mostly in the plural sense: pembejeo za kilimo, farm inputs; wauzaji wa pembejeo, input dealers; pembejeo za ruzuku, subsidized inputs.
Examples
- Wakulima wanalalamika kuhusu bei ya pembejeo.Farmers are complaining about the price of farm inputs.
- Serikali itasambaza pembejeo kabla ya msimu wa mvua.The government will distribute farm inputs before the rainy season.
- Pembejeo hizi zimefika kijijini kwa wakati.These inputs have reached the village on time.
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