Mozambique
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34.9 million people
country population
3.5 million people
projected to face high levels of food insecurity (IPC 3 and above) including nearly 300 000 in Emergency (IPC Phase 4), particularly in Cabo Delgado, Nampula, Sofala, tete and Zambézia (October 2025 – March 2026)
741 300
internally displaced people
610 000 people returned
to conflict-affected areas in Cabo Delgado
to assist 650 000 people FAO requires USD 36 107 962
Highlights
News
Bracing for El Niño: FAO and WFP launch joint appeal to protect 8.8 million people from extreme weather events
18/06/2026
Scaling up early action in 22 high-risk countries will help safeguard lives, livelihoods and food security
News
Farming through drought
07/08/2025
With seeds, knowledge, and collective action, families like Evarito and Fazminha’s are cultivating food, confidence and resilience in the face of the...
News
Acute food insecurity and malnutrition rise for sixth consecutive year in world’s most fragile regions – new report
16/05/2025
In 2024, over 295 million people across 53 countries and territories faced acute hunger—an increase of almost 14 million people compared to 2023, while...
Key documents
El Niño: FAO–WFP Joint Anticipatory Action Appeal, June 2026–March 2027
06/2026
Developing strong El Niño conditions are set to intensify droughts and floods across Africa, Asia and the Pacific and Latin America and the Caribbean, putting millions of food‑insecure people at risk through 2027.
Mozambique: Floods Recovery Plan, 2026–2031
05/2026
Severe floods struck Mozambique in early-2026, devastating agrifood systems across some of the country's most productive areas. The provinces of Gaza and Maputo were particularly affected, where rural families lost both their agricultural production and the productive assets essential for sustaining their livelihoods and food security.
Mozambique: Belgium’s contribution through the Special Fund for Emergency and Resilience Activities (SFERA)
04/2026
Mozambique's southern region, particularly Gaza Province, frequently experiences drought conditions that significantly affect agricultural production, rural livelihoods and food security.
Multimedia
Video
The use of Identification, Delivery and Empowerment Application (IDEA) in Mozambique
24/01/2024
To ensure the protection and secure management of beneficiary data, and delivery and tracking of assistance, FAO developed Identification, Delivery...
Photo Collection
Mozambique: e-voucher distribution for the floods response
03/06/2026
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Video
Agrodealers in Mozambique use the FAO Identification, Delivery and Empowerment Application (IDEA)
26/01/2024
To ensure the protection and secure management of beneficiary data, and delivery and tracking of assistance, FAO developed Identification, Delivery...