Ricanau Mofo

Village in Marowijne District, Suriname

Ricanau Mofo Ricanaumofo
Village
Rowing contest near Ricanau Mofo (early 20th century)
5°40′39″N 54°25′25″W / 5.6775°N 54.423611°W / 5.6775; -54.423611
Country	Suriname
District	Marowijne District
Resort	Moengo
Government
• Captain	Meizak Banwarie^[1]

Ricanau Mofo, also Ricanaumofo,^[2] is a village of Ndyuka Maroons in the Moengo resort of the Marowijne District of Suriname.^[3] The village can be accessed from the East-West Link via Moengo.^[4] Ricanau Mofo is located on the Cottica River.^[5]

Overview

Ricanau Mofo has a school and a health clinic.^[3] The village is connected to the electricity grid, and in July 2019, construction started on supplying the village with clean drinking water.^[2]

The economy of the village is based on agriculture with an emphasis on producing ginger, arrowleaf elephant ear (tayer), and bananas.^[6] Tayer is the basis of the popular Suriname dish pom.^[7] In 2019, a Farmers Field School was opened in the village.^[8]

References

^ "Ricanau Mofo blij met toezegging president Bouterse". Star Nieuws (in Dutch). Retrieved 26 February 2021.
^ ^a ^b "Ricanaumofo beschikt binnenkort over schoon drinkwater". Waterkant (in Dutch). Retrieved 26 February 2021.
^ ^a ^b Plan Bureau (2014). "Planning Office Suriname - Districts 2009-2013" (PDF). Planning Office Suriname (in Dutch). p. 114.
^ "Weg naar Ricanau Mofo wordt geasfalteerd". Star Nieuws (in Dutch). Retrieved 26 February 2021.
^ "VIDEO: Vrachtschip verliest controle en ligt dwars op rivier in Suriname". Waterkant (in Dutch). Retrieved 26 February 2021.
^ "PRODUCTIE AARDVRUCHTEN RICANAU MOFO MOET OMHOOG". United News (in Dutch). Retrieved 26 February 2021.
^ "Een koosjere knol". Trouw (in Dutch). Retrieved 26 February 2021.
^ "Ricanau Mofo krijgt Farmers Field School". GFC Nieuws (in Dutch). Retrieved 26 February 2021.