Mozambique is going to boost coffee growing and respond to producers' demands for greater clarity in the value chain in this area, increasing its competitiveness. The information was provided by the head of the Rural Technologies Department at the National Directorate for Local Economic Development, Tiago Luís, quoted by Notícias. The source said that this...
Around 1,250 farmers have been assisted by Gorongosa National Park through the provision of 30 tons of seeds of various crops, such as maize, peanuts, sesame, beans and others. According to Profundus newspaper, PNG has also contributed to the Sustainable Livelihood Development Program (SLDP) to increase production...
Family sector producers in Gaza's Chibuto district have earned more than 76 million meticais in just over three months from the sale of 2,178.5 tons of cashew nuts, out of the 3,200 expected by next March. The Chibuto district administrator, Sérgio Moiane, expressed optimism about the success of the...
The amount of cotton represents an increase of more than four hundred tons compared to last year, when the region produced five thousand four hundred and forty-eight tons, according to an official source. The head of the agriculture and fisheries department at the district service for economic activities in Monapo, Moisés Camoto, explained that the production...
More than 300,000 rice farmers in Sofala province are benefiting from a cutting and processing machine, which will help to reduce post-harvest losses, an official source said. The machine is an 'auto combinada', with the capacity to cut and process around three hectares of rice a day, according to...
After negotiations under the direction of the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Celso Correia, cotton producers and industrialists agreed yesterday to maintain the price scale practiced last year. Celso Correia said that the decision will allow farmers to continue producing seed cotton en masse. "We're doing this because we're...
The President of the Republic, Filipe Nyusi, today announced the availability of a 75 million meticais funding line to support producers affected by Cyclone Freddy in the country. The amount, to be disbursed by the National Investment Bank, BNI, will be used to leverage the production chain in the provinces of Zambézia, Tete, Manica,...
Manica's provincial director of Agriculture and Fisheries, Ernesto Lopes, has guaranteed that the sector he heads has already drawn up a contingency plan to provide assistance to the families affected by the heavy rains recorded during the passage of tropical cyclone Freddy through that central region of our country. "We need five tons of seeds. We sat down with...
The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Celso Correia today delivered production inputs, through the SUSTENTA - Emergency program, to producers affected by climatic phenomena in the province of Inhambane. The initiative is part of the Monitoring of the 2022/2023 Agricultural Campaign and the delivery of emergency kits to producer families affected by the cyclone...
Sesame growers raised more than 70 million Meticais in the 2021-2022 agricultural marketing campaign, Mavago district administrator Abdul Cadre Momade told RM. According to the source, the money is being used, among other things, to improve their homes and buy means of transportation. Data provided by...