The graduation ceremony of 30 mastere trainers on farmer field school methodology was held on the  21 of June 2018, in the district of Gondola in Manica Province.. This season ...

22 May 2018, Maputo - Aiming to support the sustainable development of aquaculture in Mozambique, efforts are being made by the Ministry of Sea, Inland Waters and Fisheries to support...

O programa FAO-UE FLEGT (Legislação, Governação e Comércio no Sector Florestal) tem o objectivo de combater a exploração da madeira ilegal, promover o comércio de produtos de madeira legal e,...

Illegal logging is a relevant challenge for the establishment and maintenance of efficient markets and sustainable logging practices in a global economy that increasingly requires guarantees of timber production licit...

In response to the threat of the Fall Armyworm (FAW) and also to improve food and nutritional security in the country, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations...

After 4 years of intervention in the FAO´s Millennium Development Goals(MDG1) programme, more than 1 million poultry were vaccinated against Newcastle disease in the Vanduzi, Gondola, Manica, Sussundenga, Barué and...

Although agriculture is seen as a catalyst for development in Mozambique, some crucial factors such as trade barriers have been identified as a major constraint in promoting agricultural productivity, improving...

April 2, 2018 - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is providing technical assistance for the training of national technicians in agrarian extension to expand and...

19th March, Mozambique (Maputo) - The Ministry of Science and Technology, Higher, Technical and Professional Education launched on Monday the National Innovation Contest for Community Development. This is an initiative supported by...

08 March, Zambézia- Women and children, especially pregnant women and children 0-2 years of age, are among the groups most vulnerable to food insecurity and chronic malnutrition. This is no...

Zambézia province in central Mozambique has the second highest loss in terms of total forest areas, losing 31,000 ha annually, mainly due to shifting agriculture and coal mining. (Data from...

1st March, Gaza- Small farmers and extension technicians from Mabalane and Massingir districts attended to a training in cassava production and marketing as part of the FAO-sponsored project to improve the...

14 February, Maputo- State-of-the-art marine research vessel Dr. Fridtjof Nansen arrived in the capital to work with the country on the survey on fisheries resources and ecosystem.As the only research...

In Mozambique, about 80% of the population survives on the basis of agriculture, and poultry farming is a complementary activity. Most people affected by emergencies rely on agriculture for their...

Through the FAO emergency programme, about 60 producers from the districts of Moamba, Magude, Mabalane, Massingir and Guijá have benefited from FAO poultry raising training.For the implementation of this activity,...

To develop the sustainable and market-oriented cassava value chain, FAO is promoting cassava production among small farmers in the Massingir and Mabalane districts of Gaza Province so that cassava is...

From 11th to 15th December 2017, two trainings were carried out for more than 50 extension technicians, in the methodology of the Farmer Field Schools (FFS) with Adaptation to Climate...

Mozambique currently hosts more than 20,000 refugees (9,000 of them in the Maratane Refugee Camp, where UN agencies (PMA, UNHCR, UNHABITAT and FAO) work in partnership with the Government to...

Mozambique has been severely affected by several transboundary pests which, in addition to the negative effects on crop production and productivity, can also contribute to environmental degradation and biodiversity loss,...

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and the Austrian Development Cooperation (ADC) signed today an agreement to implement a project to increase the resilience of climate-affected producers...