The Government, through the Council of Ministers, approved a resolution appointing Augusta Maíta to the position of Executive Director of Millennium Challenge Account (MCA) - Mozambique, replacing Higino Marrule. The decision was taken this Tuesday at the twelfth ordinary session of the Council of Ministers in Maputo. Prior to this appointment, Augusta Maíta held...
The country loses about US$60 million annually due to illegal fishing, says the Minister of Sea, Inland Waters and Fisheries. Augusta Maíta said on Wednesday in Maputo at the opening of the Inter-institutional Forum on Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing that some artisanal fishing operators, in addition to using mosquito nets to...
Small-scale aquaculture contributes, annually, with half of the national fisheries production, i.e. two million tons of fish, out of a total of four million that are captured during the year in several fishing modalities in the country. The fact was announced by the Minister of Sea, Inland Waters and Fisheries, Augusta Maita, during...
The Minister of Sea, Inland Waters and Fisheries, Augusta Maíta, urges the fish farmers of Manica province to increase their production in view of the growing needs in the country. Speaking in Sussudenga district at the beginning of a working visit, the Minister referred that the sector is betting on fish farming given the importance of the protein that...
Government reveals that the second edition of the International Conference "Growing Blue" produced the expected results in the framework of ocean preservation and the creation of the blue economy. According to the Minister of the Sea, Inland Waters and Fisheries, Augusta Maíta, the sharing of experiences from other countries in the sustainable use of the oceans, combined with the local reality...
According to the Ministry of Sea, Inland Waters and Fisheries of Mozambique, fishing operators exported about 4000 tons of fish products in the first six months of this year. The amount corresponds to 34% of the sector's annual plan and a growth of 11% when compared to the same period last year. The information...