Mozambican women have been placed in the secondary plan with regard to access to land, which is a violation of the right enshrined in the Constitution of the Republic, according to activists. This fact has led to some conflicts and for its solution many have resorted to the practice of justice by their own hands, one of the serious violations of human rights that...
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Mozambique plans to explore organic cotton market
Mozambique is ready to transition from conventional to organic cotton production, in an effort to diversify the product market and respond to the current dynamic, which is increasingly seeking sustainable alternatives. The assurance was given yesterday, in Maputo, by the director of the Institute of Cotton and Oilseeds of Mozambique, Yolanda Gonçalves, at the Forum of the Cotton...
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Insecurity in Cabo Delgado "withdraws" Plexus. Producers in despair
Plexus, a British company, the only cotton concessionaire in the country, said it will stop operating in Cabo Delgado province next week, without buying cotton from 50,000 small producers, writes the news portal, Carta, citing Nick Earlam, head of the company. This is about the level of insecurity that ...
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With first gas shipment in sight, analysts call for creation of Sovereign Wealth Fund
The first shipment of liquefied natural gas, produced in the Rovuma basin, northern Mozambique, will take place very soon, but the absence of the so-called Sovereign Fund, to manage the revenues from this resource, worries several sectors of public opinion, for allegedly putting into question the issue of transparency. There are also concerns about the Law of the...
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World Bank disburses 30 M$ for graduate courses in agro-food in Mozambique
The World Bank on Monday announced $30 million in funding for the creation of a center of excellence in agrifood systems and innovation for graduate students. A statement from the World Bank said the center of excellence will help build technical capacity and high-quality research in the...
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Zambézia divulges agricultural potentialities for commercialization
Zambezia province, launched last Friday the activities for dissemination of agricultural potentialities for commercialization. It was an act organized by the provincial Directorate of Industry and Trade that gathered the districts of the southern part of the province, namely Morrumbala, Chinde, Luabo and hostess Mopeia. The head of the department in the provincial Direction of Industry...
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World Bank says agriculture can be a solution to lift Mozambique out of poverty
The World Bank argues that promoting agriculture is what defeats poverty fastest in Mozambique, given the economic potential and in the face of a global scenario in which there are several threats to growth, reads the institution's latest report. "Agricultural growth would reduce poverty and inequality three times faster than...
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IFAD opens an office to assist Eastern and Southern region
The new regional office, opened in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, will now assist 22 countries in the Southern and Eastern Africa region, including Mozambique. The main objective of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) in opening the new office is to help reduce hunger and poverty by supporting smallholder farmers in the two...
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Mozambique moves towards self-sufficiency in egg and chicken production
Mozambique may soon achieve self-sufficiency in the production and domestic availability of chicken and eggs as a result of the intensification of productivity and the cultivation of corn and soybeans. From the 4500 tons it produced two decades ago, the country placed in the domestic market, in 2021, about 135,700 tons of broiler chicken...
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FENAGRI defends inclusive agriculture in the access to markets
The structured development of the agriculture sector in Mozambique can only be successful if, in addition to large private producers, there is an integration of small family farmers, especially in access to markets. This is one of the main messages left this Monday by the president of the National Federation of Agricultural Associations of Mozambique (FENAGRI), Hernani Mussanhane, after...