3 May 2024, Alto Molócuè – In a pioneering initiative in Mozambique, the Food and...
Mozambique celebrates World Food Day 2014
31 October 2014
31 October 2014
The children's engagement was right there, in front of everyone. Concentrated on the song lyrics, eyes wide open, straight backs. Their clothes, one could see, were kept for big events. This year, the village of 3 de Fevereiro, located in the District of Manhiça, Province of Maputo, has been chosen...
Moamba celebrates International Rural Women Day
27 October 2014
27 October 2014
It was still a fresh morning when dozens of women started preparing lunch. Sitting in groups, around pots for big families, eating leftovers from breakfast, they cooked sweet potatoes and rice, washed lettuce leaves and tomatoes, pounded garlic. Two oxen had been killed for the festive occasion. After all, it...
FAO takes part in conference on the rights of farmers
02 October 2014
02 October 2014
At a panel about "The Rights over Land and Natural Resources" at the III International Conference on Women Farmers over Land, which took place between 1 and 2 October in Maputo, the Program Officer of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), Carla Cuambe, presented the Voluntary...
FAO and WFP expose food (in)security in SADC
19 September 2014
19 September 2014
On Friday (19/09) the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the World Food Programme (WFP) presented the results of the annual report on "The State of Food Insecurity in the World" (SOFI 2014) and what they mean for the Southern African region.
Together with WFP’s National Director,...
Mozambique, on the way to the finishing line for MDG 1
22 October 2013
22 October 2013
22 October, 2013 - During a ceremony that took place in Maputo on 7 August, the Government of Mozambique launched the EU funded programme called “Accelerate progress towards MDG 1 c in Mozambique”. The initiative, which from the UN side will count on the support of FAO, IFAD and WFP...