Supporting artisanal fishers affected by Cyclone Kenneth in Mozambique
19/10/2020
19 October 2020, Maputo – The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), in partnership with the Mozambique Government, is supporting artisanal fishers severely affected by Tropical Cyclone...
"Pandemic has worsened the situation of food and nutritional insecurity"
16/10/2020
16 October 2020, Maputo- The Representative of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in Mozambique, Hernani Coelho da Silva, warned that the COVID-19 pandemic could further...
About 40,000 vulnerable families receive support for the implementation of animal health measures in Mozambique
15/08/2020
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), in coordination with the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MADER), will support more than 40,000 vulnerable families in the...
Fishermen affected by cyclones Idai and Kenneth receive support materials
18/06/2020
18 June 2020, Sofala- The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, in collaboration with the Ministry of the Sea, Inland Waters and Fisheries, delivered fishing materials and supplies...
FAO supports digitization of forestry information in Mozambique
27/02/2020
27th February 2020, Maputo - Mozambique will have, until next year, all forest information digitalized, through the Forest Information System (SIF) developed with the technical support of the Food and...
FAO supports 12,000 families affected by Cyclone Kenneth and recent flooding in Cabo Delgado
09/01/2020
Cabo Delgado, 9 January 2020- The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), in partnership with the Provincial Directorate of Agriculture, has started seeds distribution to more than...
15,000 farmers are adopting conservation farming in Mozambique
20/12/2019
20 December 2019, Manica- Since 2017, a total of 15,000 farmers from arid and semi-arid areas in Tete, Manica and Sofala (central) and Gaza (southern) provinces have been using conservation...
How cassava is helping farmers in Gaza become drought resilient
17/12/2019
17 December 2019- Climate change is a growing threat to food security and nutrition in Africa, being a particularly severe threat to countries relying heavily on agriculture – such as...
First training on Tracking Adaptation in Agriculture Sectors (TAAS) methodology for Mozambique
25/11/2019
On 19-22 November, FAO conducted the first applied in-country training on Tracking Adaptation in Agriculture Sectors (TAAS) methodology for the government of Mozambique with the aim supporting the country´s efforts...
Mozambique, FAO and partners reiterate their commitment to climate action
18/11/2019
18 November, Maputo – The Government of Mozambique in collaboration with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the African Union Commission and the NDC Partnership have...
On World Food Day, FAO calls for private sector involvement in combating malnutrition
18/10/2019
Maputo, 18 October 2019 - FAO Representative in Mozambique, Hernani Coelho da Silva, argues for greater involvement of the private sector in diversifying food production to combat malnutrition in the...
FAO and IOM Support Cyclone-Affected Families in Mozambique Through Seed Distribution
06/09/2019
6 September 2019, Beira- The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) with support from the International Organization for Migration (IOM) this week began distributing seeds and farming...
A “better future” in sight for small farmers in Maratane
26/07/2019
26 July 2019, Nampula- The life of Itália Mário, 25, like many other young people in rural areas, always depended on agriculture. From a humble family, Itália depends on what...
Fall Armyworm: Farmers face new plague and losses compromise food security
25/07/2019
25 July, 2019- Zacarias Chimene is a promising farmer who saw much of his maize harvest lost during the 2018/2019 agricultural season in the locality of Tica, Nhamatanda district, Sofala...
Under the emergency due to drought in Gaza province, FAO provides seeds for 18,000 households
09/07/2019
09 July 2019 - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) begins this week the distribution of vegetable seeds in the province of Gaza, in response to...
In response to Cyclone Idai, the Austrian Development Agency provides 650,000£ to boost agriculture
14/06/2019
14 June, Maputo- The Austrian Development Agency (ADA) has provided 650,000£ to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) to support farmers affected by Cyclone Idai in...
FAO and Government of Gaza Province inaugurate cassava-processing house in Massingir
07/06/2019
7 June, Gaza- The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), in partnership with the Government, funded by EU, inaugurated a Cassava processing small company with capacity to...
FAO reopens e-voucher system in Manica and Sofala provinces for assistance to 7.000 farmers affected by cyclone Idai
06/06/2019
6 June 2019, Chimoio (Manica) – Until the end of June approximately 7.000 farmers shall benefit from the e-voucher programme, which has been reopened in response to the emergency situation in...
FAO beneficiaries and partners share experiences at provincial closing of food security and nutrition programme
04/06/2019
4 June 2019, Quelimane (Zambézia) – The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), in coordination with the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security (MASA), on Monday (03.06.)...
FAO supports second training in syntropic farming
19/05/2019
19 May 2019, Namaacha (Maputo) – Technical officers from the agricultural sector, students and lecturers from the fields of agronomy, forest and environmental engineering as well as researchers interested in...