The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development says that more than 16 million Mozambicans have their food security guaranteed, but there is no consensus on this figure because there is still a significant percentage of the population that is extremely vulnerable to chronic and acute food insecurity. Celso Correia, speaking at the presentation of the results of the...
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"Agriculture led economic growth in 2022," - World Bank
The World Bank has revealed that the Mozambican economy accelerated by 4.1% in 2022, led by the agriculture and services sectors which contributed 60% of the total growth recorded, as a result of improved productivity and the supply of services. According to AIM, investments in inputs since 2019, such as improved seeds, irrigation, etc., are the main causes...
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Celso Correia announces commitments of 125 ME in funding
The Mozambican Minister of Agriculture, Celso Correia, described his visit to Italy as positive, saying that funding commitments of 131 million dollars (almost 125 million euros) had been "secured". "The visits went well and met our expectations, in other words, we confirmed the alignment with all the cooperation partners we met," he said...
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"Lack of investment in agriculture to cope with floods aggravates food insecurity in the country"
Mozambican activists told Lusa on Friday that the lack of investment in the agricultural sector to cope with floods such as this year's is exacerbating the vulnerability of families, aggravating food insecurity and poverty in the country. "It's inevitable [that there will be famines], because people no longer have their fields, they can no longer move around due to...
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Celso Correia announces commitments of 131 million dollars in agricultural funding
The Minister of Agriculture, Celso Correia, yesterday described his visit to Italy as positive, saying that funding commitments of 131 million dollars had been "secured". "The visits went well and met our expectations, in other words, we confirmed the alignment with all the cooperation partners we met," said Celso Correia, quoted by Lusa,...
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Floods leave thousands of families on the brink of starvation in Maputo
Around 30,000 families could face starvation in the coming days in Maputo province, as a result of the loss of 77,000 hectares of various crops, which are currently submerged as a result of flooding. The warning was given by the Director of Agriculture and Fisheries in Maputo Province, citing that "29,000...
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"Cost of production dictates poor cashew competitiveness" argues Salvador Namburete
The high cost of production, aggravated by the low quality and limited availability of cashew nuts in shell, is the root cause of the sector's poor competitiveness on the international market, which discourages investment in this area. This is the conclusion of a study carried out by Salvador Namburete, Mozambique's former energy minister (2005/2015), in his...
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Agricultural production in Angola to grow 5.6% in 2021/2022
Agriculture in Angola grew by 5.6% in the 2021/2022 agricultural year, the Minister of Agriculture and Forestry announced today, considering that the result reflects satisfactory levels of production growth, "albeit timid". António de Assis said that in the 2021/2022 agricultural year the sector recorded a growth in production of 5.6%, compared to the previous year, as shown by the...
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OCHA: Cereal Export Agreement Goes as Planned
The agreement to export cereals from the ports of southern Ukraine "is going as planned", and around 18 million tons of food have already been transported, despite the difficulties raised in constant meetings. "It's not an easy agreement, we're talking about two countries at war, countries that we have to...
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Millennium Challenge will fund transport, climate change and agricultural projects in Mozambique
The US foreign aid agency, Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC), will make 500 million dollars available for three projects in transportation and connectivity, climate change management and commercial agriculture in Mozambique. The information was released this Wednesday by the Deputy Executive Director of the MCC, Mahmoud Bah, after a meeting in Maputo with the Minister of Economy...