During the 1980s Guebuza developed an unpopular program known as "Operation Production" in which jobless people from urban areas were moved to rural areas in the northern part of the country.
I løbet af 1980'erne udviklede Guebuza et upopulært program kendt som operation produktion hvor arbejdsløse mennesker fra de urbane områderne blev flyttet til de nordlige delene af landet.