Family sector producers in Gaza's Chibuto district have earned more than 76 million meticais in just over three months from the sale of 2,178.5 tons of cashew nuts, out of the 3,200 expected by next March. The Chibuto district administrator, Sérgio Moiane, expressed optimism about the success of the...
Category: Agriculture
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Niassa: El Niño phenomenon jeopardizes agrarian campaign
The lack of rain, due to the El Niño phenomenon that is already affecting the country, could compromise the current agricultural campaign in the district of Cuamba, in Niassa, an official source said. The director of the Cuamba Economic Activities Service, José de Almeida Júnior, said that due to the El Niño phenomenon, the seed sown in the...
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Feed the Future has 25.5 million dollars available to finance companies in Nacala
Small producers in the agro-processing sector in the provinces of Nampula, Niassa and Zambézia will be able to benefit from 25.5 million dollars from Feed the Future (Promoting Innovative and Resilient Agricultural Market Systems in the Nacala Corridor - FTF Premier) to boost their businesses. This is a USAID-funded initiative that will be implemented...
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Gorongosa: Coffee production could help recover 6,000 hectares
Around a thousand families are involved in coffee production in Gorongosa National Park, which, as well as being a source of income, could help to recover around 6,000 hectares of land that have disappeared in 44 years. Quoted by Notícias, the Park Administrator, Pedro Muagura, says that sustainable coffee production...
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Inhambane reduces electricity bills by using biogas
The districts of Zavala, Inharrime and Jangamo, in Inhambane province, are using cattle manure and organic waste to produce biogas, which has helped to reduce electricity bills in the communities and cassava processing units. The initiative came about following a request from a charitable association for funding to take advantage of the...
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Gaza: Chinese entrepreneurs plan to set up sesame processing center in Chongoene
Chinese businessmen are planning to set up a sesame processing and export center near the Chongoene dock in Gaza, in the province of Ubei, in the People's Republic of China. The intention was expressed last Thursday in Xai-Xai by a delegation of Chinese businesspeople who are in Gaza as part of the visit of...
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PESOE: Government cuts agricultural sector budget for 2024
Mozambique will reduce the budget for the agricultural sector next year, compared to the volume it allocated this year. According to the proposed State Budget for 2024, being debated in Parliament, the sector will receive around 40.4 billion Meticais, which corresponds to 10.5% of the total...
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FNDS provides 15 million dollars to finance agriculture in Zambezia
The National Fund for Sustainable Development (FNDS) will make 15 million dollars available to finance small and medium-sized companies operating in the agribusiness sector. The amount, which varies between 6 and 63 million meticais, is specifically aimed at those operating in the field of seed production and processing and cashew agro-processing. José...
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Zambézia: Mocuba hosts Agribusiness Forum
On November 29 and 30, the city of Mocuba in Zambezia will host the 3rd edition of the Agribusiness, Innovation and Sustainable Development Forum. This is a reflection event that aims to find strategies for generating employment, involving young people in the agricultural value chain, climate resilience, from which...
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Cabo Delgado: Agricultural inputs reach victims of terrorism in Palma
Part of the population of the administrative post of Quionga, in the district of Palma, Cabo Delgado, received agricultural inputs on Tuesday with a view to helping families who had been displaced by terrorist actions to continue farming and reduce their dependence on humanitarian support. This is an initiative of the wife of the governor of...