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...
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Circulation of fake seeds worries the Agriculture sector
The Agriculture Sector plans to restart the issuance of labels in seed certification, to ensure the traceability of proven lots and reduce the circulation of improper inputs. This measure aims to address the precariousness or lack of infrastructure, equipment and human resources at border and internal inspection posts, which is a challenge for...
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Four thousand producers will receive support in the 3rd phase of Sustenta
In Sofala, center of the country, about four thousand small producers of the family sector will receive financial support and agricultural inputs, in the third phase of the program Sustenta launched this Thursday. It is expected that the productive value chain in the province will increase through the transfer of agricultural technologies. Cited by Radio Mozambique, the director...
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Maputo reaches self-sufficiency in the agro-livestock sector
Maputo province achieved self-sufficiency in several agricultural products in the 2020-2021 agricultural campaign. The balance of the campaign indicates that Maputo had surplus results in vegetables (tomatoes, cabbage and green beans), roots and tubers (sweet potatoes and cassava) and chicken. The information was revealed recently by the governor of the province, Júlio Paruque, who pointed out the...