Banana production in Mozambique and the rest of Africa could be jeopardized by the spread of the fungus Fusarium oxysporum (TR4), which has caused significant losses in other producing countries. Cavendish banana (common banana) plantations in Mozambique, where the disease was first recorded on two commercial banana farms in 2013,...
Category: Agriculture
Gaza expects to produce over 221,000 tons of agricultural products
Gaza province, especially the district of Chókwè, expects to produce more than 221,000 tons of various products in this second season of the 2022-2023 agricultural campaign, in an area of more than 15,000 hectares. Quoted by Rádio Moçambique, the Chókwè district administrator, Eceu Muianga, highlights the maize and vegetable crops...
ADB approves $11.7 million to supply fertilizer to farmers
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved a budget grant of 11.7 million dollars for the African Fertilizer Finance Facility (AFFM) for its 2023 operations. The approval, on May 16, increases the fund allocated to the program to a total of 16.4 million dollars, with...
Vanduzi's company announces avocado export project to Europe
Companhia de Vanduzi has announced that it has started a new avocado production and export project that will contribute to the company's growth. The information was revealed on the sidelines of the Economic Briefing of the Confederation of Economic Associations of Mozambique (CTA), which took place last week in Chimoio, Manica province. According to...
PR delivers agricultural inputs to 30 thousand families in Zambezia
Today in Quelimane, Zambezia, the President of the Republic, Filipe Nyusi, will hand over 30,000 agricultural input kits to 30,000 families, as part of the Sustenta emergency program. The event will be attended by three thousand producers, representing the thirty thousand who will benefit from the inputs. The spokesman for...
Agricultural exports: Mozambique collects more than US$90 million
The President of the Republic, Filipe Nyusi, says that in the last two years the country has raised more than 90 million dollars (5.8 million meticais) from the export of agricultural products. According to RM, these are food and cash crops, such as cotton fiber, cashew nuts, macadamia nuts,...
President announces financing of 75 million meticais for producers affected by Freddy
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,...
President of the Republic launches today agricultural marketing campaign 2023
The President of the Republic, Filipe Jacinto Nyusi, will today, Wednesday, in Chiúta, Tete province, lead the launch ceremony for the 2023 Agricultural Marketing Campaign. According to a press release from the presidency, the head of state will also be opening the 5th National Agricultural Marketing Forum, which is being held under the slogan "Agricultural Marketing...
Rain affects chestnut commercialization in Inhambane
The heavy rain that fell in Inhambane province in February is affecting the marketing of cashew nuts in the Funhalouro district, due to the deplorable state of some access roads. Of the 3,250 tons planned for the current campaign, the district has so far sold more than 1,000...
Mozambique attracts Spanish investment for agro-industry
The government intends to attract investment from Spanish entrepreneurs in the areas of tourism, agro-industry and manufacturing, as part of the National Programme to Industrialize Mozambique (PRONAI). To this end, a delegation represented by the Mozambican Embassy in Madrid and the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MIC) took part in the Africa-Spain Opportunities and Collaboration Forum,...