The Mozambican government has initialed a partnership agreement with the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) for the disbursement of about 72 million dollars to finance rural entrepreneurs over the next six years
Agriculture
Closure of cashew factories throws thousands out of work in Nampula
About 7200 people, mostly women, have become unemployed after the closure of six cashew processing factories in Nampula province
Korea International Cooperation Agency supports small farmers in Sofala with 5.7 M$
The Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) on Tuesday handed over 5.7 million dollars to the World Food Program (WFP) to support small farmers in the central province of Sofala
Total's agribusiness program created 500 jobs in Cabo Delgado
The "Catalisa" agribusiness project, financed by the Total-led natural gas exploration consortium in northern Mozambique, has created at least 500 jobs, an official source announced Thursday
Sustenta Program in Cabo Delgado will finance 17 thousand commercial producers
About 17 thousand new emerging small commercial producers are going to be financed for the agrarian campaign 2021/2022, through the direct fomentation of several crops, by means of technological packages, in Cabo Delgado province
Manica farmers outraged by mining pollution
In the center of the country, river pollution due to mining is worrying farmers. It is not only illegal miners who pollute the water with mercury, there are also companies that dump pollutants at night
SUSTENTA Project benefits 52 emerging farmers in Manica
More than 50 emerging small commercial farmers (PACEs) in Manica will benefit from SUSTENTA funding, for the implementation phase in the 2021/ 2022 agricultural campaign
Ministry of Agriculture takes cashew law revision to public consultation
The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development is carrying out a public hearing on the review of the cashew law, with a view to adjusting the current market reality and ensuring higher yields in production, processing, commercialization, as well as capitalizing financial resources
Absa Bank Mozambique commits to support value chain of export products
Absa Bank Mozambique has recently committed to support the development of export product value chains by financing the commercial production and processing industry of macadamia, avocado, lychee, beans and agro-forestry products
Niassa will soon have three new agricultural processing plants
Three new industrial units for processing agricultural products are planned for Niassa province under the National Industrialize Mozambique Program
Cashew value chain generates 20 thousand jobs in Mozambique
The cashew value chain has so far generated more than 20,000 jobs nationally, according to Ilídio Bande, director-general of the Mozambique National Almond Institute (INAM), at the consultation meeting on the proposed new law held on Tuesday in the city of Chimoio, Manica province
Zambézia will be the first province to receive support from the Millennium Challenge Corporation
Between 350 and 400 million dollars is the amount to be invested in agriculture and rural development areas starting in 2023, in Zambezia province. The initiative is from the Millennium Challenge Corporation, a development program of the U.S. and Mozambican governments