Mozambique is seeking a market in Equatorial Guinea for the marketing of domestic agricultural products. The interest was expressed this Wednesday by the President of the Republic, Filipe Nyusi, at Maputo International Airport, during the farewell ceremony to the Head of State. President Nyusi left Maputo on Wednesday, bound for Equatorial Guinea, for a visit to...
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"Mozambique cannot afford to lose agricultural surpluses to neighboring countries"
The Director-General of the Mozambique Cereals Institute (ICM), says that the country has two years to stop losing agricultural surpluses to neighboring countries. These are surpluses that escape from the State control, through the border opened by inappropriate circuits with Malawi standing out as the beneficiary of the corn produced in Mozambique. To stop...
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Africa. ADB with $1.5 million plan to avert food crisis
The new emergency plan of the African Development Bank to prevent a food crisis in Africa, of 1.5 billion dollars, will distribute new technologies that allow to grow crops even in drought situations, said a vice president of the institution. Lusa news agency writes. The ADB announced last week an African Production Plan...
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About 150,000 families had an income increase in 32%
The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Celso Correia, said that 150,000 families in the production sector saw their income increase during this year by 32%. "This is one of the factors that highlights the government's efforts to ensure food security and economic stability, in the country, in general and of producers, in...
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"World has only ten weeks of wheat supplies," analyst warns
Sara Menker, CEO of agricultural analysis firm Gro Intelligence, told the United Nations Security Council that the war in Ukraine "simply added fuel to a fire that had been burning for a long time," clarifying that it is not the main cause of the wheat shortage. However, Ukraine, the invaded country, and Russia,...
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WB disburses USD 12 billion for food security
The World Bank's International Financial Institutions Action Plan for Addressing Food Insecurity says the institution has $12 billion available over the next 15 months to help countries respond to the food security crisis. Most of the money is destined for Africa and the Middle East,...
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G7 criticizes India's decision to ban wheat exports
G7 agriculture ministers have criticized India's decision to ban wheat exports, arguing that such a decision "will only worsen the crisis" in grain supplies, already strained by the war in Ukraine. G7 agriculture ministers meeting, in Stuttgart, Germany, this Saturday "recommended" taking this issue to...
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India bans wheat exports due to global price rise
India has banned wheat exports from today due to the sudden increase in world market prices for the grain, a situation that would put the country's food security at risk, according to an Indian government statement. "The wheat export policy is banned with immediate effect," except shipments "for which...
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"Farmers can double revenue if they have adequate storage for crops"
The Mozambique Chamber of Commerce estimates that small farmers could almost double their income if they had adequate storage for crops. According to data released Wednesday, among "several products analyzed" it was found that small producers "lose about 11 billion meticais" per year, said Hipólito Hamela, economist and advisor to the...
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Matola Bulk Terminal intends to increase grain storage
The company Silos and Grain Terminal of Matola (STEMA), located in Maputo province, expects to invest about 14 million dollars for the rehabilitation of its equipment in order to increase the storage capacity of grain. It regrets, however, the fact that it resents the debt incurred with the national bank. "For the fulfillment