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Within the scope of the commemorations of World Food Day, which this year marks the 70th anniversary of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the Organization on Thursday (15/10) launched the report on "The State of Food and Agriculture 2015" (SOFA 2015) at an event that...

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations's (FAO) Subregional Coordinator for Southern Africa, David Phiri, on Wednesday (14/10) left Maputo after paying an official visit to Mozambique. In the three days he spent in the country, David Phiri attended the opening of the 7th session of the South...

The seventh session of the South West Indian Ocean Fisheries Commission (SWIOFC) started on Monday (12/10) in the Mozambican capital, Maputo. The SWIOFC Secretary, Aubrey Harris, welcomed the guests, who included the delegates of the member states of the Commission, non-governmental and inter-governmental organizations, as well as observers at the...

FAO Mozambique is happy to announce the relocation of the Secretariat of the Southwest Indian Ocean Fisheries Commission (SWIOFC) from Zimbabwe to Mozambique. Established in 2004, the main objectives of the Commission are to promote the sustainable utilization of the living marine resources of the South West Indian Ocean region by...

The first Workshop on Native Fruits in Mozambique ended on Thursday (10.09.) after two days of activities. The workshop was organized in partnership between the Institute of Agricultural Research of Mozambique (IIAM), the Tropical Research Institute (IICT) and the Southern Mozambique Fruit Growers Association (FRUTISUL). Under the motto "Valuing what is...