At least one million agricultural producers in the central and southern regions of the country have had their production for the current season compromised due to adverse climatic factors since the start of the first production season. According to the president of the National Disaster Management Institute (INGD), Luísa Meque, who was speaking yesterday, Thursday (09) in...
Tomorrow, Thursday (9), Maputo city will host the official launch of the timer for the 13th Conference of the African Society of Agronomic Sciences, to be held from September 16 to 19 at the Eduardo Mondlane University (UEM) Campus. The event is intended to publicize the criteria for participation in the 13th Conference of the African Society of Agricultural Sciences....
The Manica provincial government is mobilizing partners to obtain funds for technical assistance to 300 farmers to increase vegetable production in the district of Sussundenga, in that region of central Mozambique. The program is being implemented in the Tsetsera area, through a project by the agrarian village...
Mozambique and Cuba intend to strengthen cooperation ties in the area of food security, for the benefit of the populations of both countries. To this end, a delegation from that Latin American country is making a seven-day visit to Mozambique. Speaking during a working meeting held yesterday, Monday (29), in Maputo, with Minister...
The Maragra sugar factory has resumed production of sugar cane after a year's halt. For the time being, the first productions will be processed at its sugar competitor in Xinavane. The Maragra sugar mill, in the Manhiça district of Maputo province, suspended its activities following the destruction of machinery due to the rains that caused...
Last Thursday (18) in Nampula, in the north of the country, the President of the Mozambican Chamber of Commerce called on the business sector and various partners to become more dynamic in promoting production and the micro, small and medium processing industry in order to meet the challenges of development. Speaking during the Business Forum, organized...
Around 90% of the seed circulating in the country is thought to be fake and of dubious provenance. This is the conclusion of a study carried out by the Association for the Promotion of the Seed Sector in partnership with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). The document, quoted by Rádio Moçambique,...
Around 1,250 farmers have been assisted by Gorongosa National Park through the provision of 30 tons of seeds of various crops, such as maize, peanuts, sesame, beans and others. According to Profundus newspaper, PNG has also contributed to the Sustainable Livelihood Development Program (SLDP) to increase production...
The Zambezi Valley Development Agency is investing more than 53 million meticais in Manica province to mitigate the impact of agricultural crop losses associated with the El Niño weather phenomenon. Called the Immediate Intervention Plan for the second season of the 2023-2024 agricultural campaign, the initiative provides for the distribution of...
The government of Manica province, in the center of the country, is urging producers to be more cautious when selling surpluses during the agricultural marketing year, in order to avoid the occurrence of hunger pangs. The lack of rain in some districts of the province, associated with the El Nino phenomenon, has led to the loss of extensive...