08 May, Geneva- Supported the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), Mozambique has taken "important regulatory measures" to protect its population and environment by cancelling the registration...

Two years after an intense drought caused by El Niño which affected more than 40 million people and caused a cereal deficit of 9 million tons, the African southern region...

The Member States of the Southwest Indian Ocean Fisheries Commission (SWIOFC) held their 8th ordinary session from 28th to 31th March in Antananarivo, capital of the Republic of Madagascar to...

Conservation Agriculture in Mozambique has been an increasingly accepted practice by the agrarian producers who see in this method a way of increasing productivity with low production costs and greater...

Recently, in response to the deteriorating food security and nutrition situation in many countries, governments have increased their commitment to food security and nutrition for all. In Mozambique, where around...

Between 20 and 21 March, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the World Food Program (WFP) in partnership with the Government of Mozambique, met in...

The Panama disease, also called Foc TR4, has been identified in commercial sector of banana in Nampula province and later in Chiúre district in Cabo Delgado province where it has...

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in partnership with the Ministry of the Sea, Inland and Fisheries is holding a three-day technical seminar this week to...

In Mozambique, fish production in general has declined over the last decade, mainly due high input costs, poor production techniques, limited extension services, poor market access and application. One of the...

A fall armyworm outbreak, the first emergence of the pest in southern Africa, is causing considerable crop damage in some countries. If the pest damage aggravates, it could dampen prospects...

About 30,500 households benefit from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO´s) "Emergency Assistance Programme for Containment of the Effects of Drought", implemented in coordination with the...

Farmers from Manica Province, Gondola district in Mozambique welcomed FAO mission in support to Agenda 2030 for Sustainable Development in Mozambique. The mission focused on identifying priorities that promote sustainable...

About 1 800 households are set to benefit from a recently launched project that helps smallholder farmers adapt to climate change. The project, which was launched by FAO in Mbalane...

The FAO subregional office for Southern Africa hosted the seventh technical consultation on development and management of fisheries and aquaculture production in Lake Kariba and Cahora Bassa reservoir in Songo,...

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) had started the implementation of a Self-evaluation and Holistic Assessment of climate Resilience of Farmers and Pastoralists (SHARP) applied to...

In a universe of about 24 thousand inhabitants, 43% suffer from malnutrition in Mozambique, of which the most affected are children 0-5 years old.The strategy of the Food and Agriculture...

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) held from 02 -04 November a technical meeting about "Mozambique Positioning on International Trade", aiming at discussing strategies to implement...

In the last two years Southern Africa has experienced the most critical agricultural campaign in 35 years. In a region where about 70% of the population depend on agriculture, the...

The 2016/2017 agricultural season was officially launched by the President of Mozambique, Filipe Nyusi, in the district of Mopeia, Zambezia Province.The Representative of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the...

Technicians from the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security (MASA) and the Agriculture Policy Research Centre (CEPAG), the Faculty of Agronomy and Forestry Engineering of the University Eduardo Mondlane (UEM)...