Sofala province, in central Mozambique, has yet another rice processing plant, an initiative that marks the strengthening of the rural development agenda. The new mill was inaugurated on Tuesday (22) by the governor of Sofala, Lourenço Bulha, at the Mafambisse administrative post, in the district of Dondo, in a ceremony that also served to...
The province of Manica, located in the central region of Mozambique, began last Thursday (17), in the district of Vanduzi, a campaign to vaccinate around 254,000 cattle, with the aim of preventing diseases such as anthrax, symptomatic anthrax, brucellosis and foot-and-mouth disease. The initiative, promoted by the Agriculture and Fisheries sector, will...
The Prime Minister, Benvinda Levi, challenged the Cotton and Oilseeds Institute of Mozambique (IAOM) to be more proactive in the strategic transformation of the agricultural value chain, with a focus on increasing the production, industrialization, marketing and export of crops such as cotton, sisal, soya, sesame and sunflower. The challenge was launched last Thursday (17) during the...
Around 3,500 families will benefit from agricultural equipment and inputs allocated by the Zambezi Agency, as part of the reinforcement of production capacity for the second season. These include tractors and their supplements, auto-combines for harvesting rice, specialized reno potato and hay production kits, irrigation systems, just over 40...
A total of 6.5 million meticais was made available this Tuesday (15) to finance small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) dedicated to agribusiness in Tete province, central Mozambique. The fund will benefit companies located in the districts of Dôa, Angónia and the city of Tete. The formalization of the financial support was marked by...
Around 800 families living around the Limpopo National Park, Massingir district, Gaza province, are receiving agricultural inputs and work tools. The initiative comes from ANAC and the Peace Parks Foundation and is part of a program worth around five billion euros. In the so-called buffer zone...
Agriterra Ltd (AIM:AGTA), the AIM-listed African agricultural company, announced yesterday that its shareholders have approved the proposed disposal of its Mozambique Agricultural Business and the change of the company's name to "PACSCo Limited". The resolutions were passed at a General Meeting following a notice issued on March 10, 2025. A...
Nampula province sold more than 94,000 tons of cashew nuts during the 2024/2025 campaign, out of a target of 82,000 tons. According to a publication by Rádio Moçambique, which quotes the spokesman for the Provincial Council of State Representation Services in Nampula, Graciano Francisco, of this volume, around...
Last Thursday (13), Vodafone M-Pesa and Sociedade Algodoeira do Niassa, a company belonging to the João Ferreira dos Santos group (JFS), signed an agreement aimed at providing digital financial solutions to facilitate business for farmers and rural communities. During the first year, the new partnership will benefit a total of 500 farmers who, according to the terms...
Mozambique wants to increase exports of macadamia nuts, an emerging crop with high commercial value on the Chinese market. To this end, the national authorities have established a protocol with the People's Republic of China, valid for three years and renewable, with the aim of facilitating the entry of this product into that Asian country, free of customs duties. According to...