The director-general of the Agrarian Development and Rural Extension Fund (FAR), Adélia Magaia, said yesterday in Maputo that farmers should invest in quality certified seed, fertilizers and machinery for soil preparation in order to increase production and productivity. To do this, she said, it is necessary to guarantee the penetration of...
The National Federation of Agricultural Associations of Mozambique (FENAGRI) is creating facilities to help small farmers acquire agricultural equipment, an initiative aimed at increasing production and productivity, including access to the market. Last week in Maputo, FENAGRI presented agricultural products and technologies, an action that is part of...
Close to 20,000 hectares of various crops are thought to have been lost in Maputo province due to the occurrence of adverse climatic factors, with a focus on drought and flooding, in the 2021-2022 agricultural season, affecting 16,000 families. Meanwhile, the current 2022-2023 agricultural campaign, launched last week, could be marked by the existence of enough water to...
The President of the Republic (PR) said today in the town of Palma, Cabo Delgado that the Executive is making efforts to restore peace in the province, with special attention to that district devastated by terrorists. "We are working to bring the brightness of Mocímboa, pleasant, where we all fish and at the end of the...
Natural disasters are occurring with greater frequency and severity in Africa, with floods and droughts particularly devastating. Given governments' increasing fiscal constraints, the private sector has a critical role to play, and interest in increasing adaptation investments that will help Africa adapt economically to the new climate reality. Um...
Agricultural production in Manica district, Manica province, is compromised due to the invasion of crop fields by mercury-contaminated water. The liquid metal is used to mine precious metals such as gold, which is abundant in that province. Soils and crop fields for family and industrial agriculture are...
The government and partners are investing over 50 million meticais to improve access to land and food security in the country. The money is being applied in the implementation of the project called Transformative Investment in Land, an initiative of the Dutch organization SNV Mozambique. According to the representative of the agriculture sector...
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has donated $1.4 billion to help smallholder farmers in Africa and Asia adapt to climate change, the philanthropic organization announced yesterday. The amount will be distributed over four years to promote innovations that enable small farmers to better withstand droughts, heat waves and...
Mozambique will soon release a study on food security in the post-harvest scenario, according to assurances from the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Celso Korea. The work includes statistics on the increase of people in emergency due to terrorism in Cabo Delgado. "All the international data report that we are an example. I think we have
The European Union (EU) will support 10,000 more Mozambican farmers to produce cereals for the country to face the world food crisis aggravated by the war in Ukraine. The measure will result from a reinforcement of 15 million euros for the Promove AgriBiz program celebrated today in Maputo. "These funds will allow, starting this agricultural season,...