More than 4.5 tonnes of food were produced during the first year of an agroecological pilot covering 5 760 m² in Mazozo, Icolo e Bengo Province, Angola. Implemented between May 2024 and May 2025, the initiative brings together the Government of Angola, represented by the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry and the Instituto de Investigação Agronómica (IIA), and the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change. Its “Abundant Farming” approach adapts production systems to household needs and local environmental conditions rather than prescribing a single farming model.

The Mazozo system combines agroforestry, biomass production, soil-cover practices, biological fertilization and diversified crops. Approximately 50 species were established, including maize, beans, groundnuts, cowpea, sunflower, sesame, sorghum, millet and fruit trees. Initial soil analysis recorded 8.48 percent organic matter in the upper 20 cm. LiDAR data collected by Africa Drone Solutions and analysed by RAMO Earth estimated above-ground biomass at 2.56 Mg/ha and associated carbon stock equivalent at 5.43 tCO₂eq/ha. These figures constitute an initial assessment and do not demonstrate carbon sequestration over time.

The pilot also functions as a research, demonstration and training site. Its experience informed a subsequent application in Cabinda and, in March 2026, training for 31 IIA and Institute for Agrarian Development technical staff. These activities represent early efforts to adapt the approach to other territories while building national technical capacity for agroecological production.