Government representatives, technical partners and development organizations gathered in Maputo from 18 to 20 February 2026 for the IV National Steering Committee of the SWIOFC-Nairobi Convention Partnership Project, phase 2, reaffirming their commitment to sustainable fisheries management and coastal resilience in Mozambique, an initiative supporting sustainable fisheries, coastal ecosystem protection and improved livelihoods for fisheries communities in Mozambique.  

Better soil data leads to better agriculture. With this objective, the Government of Mozambique, through the Mozambique Agricultural Research Institute (IIAM), launched the Mozambique Soils Laboratory Network (MOSOLAN).

In Nankume (Ancuabe district), Naminaue (Metuge district) and Metula (city of Pemba), community members are analyzing the use and access to land, water, and forests in a context marked by displacement, return movements, and increasing pressure on essential resources. Through a series of community workshops facilitated by FAO, UN-Habitat and WFP, participants are mapping their agricultural plots, grazing areas, fishing grounds, settlement areas and water points, while reflecting on seasonal variations and the impacts of limited water availability, land degradation, and climate-related shocks on their livelihoods. 

Juliet is a mother of five and a respected Farmer Field School (FFS) facilitator in her community. Since 2016, she has participated in FAO-supported initiatives. Today, she leads a group of 21 members – 17 of whom women – under the Integrated Agricultural Development Programme (PRODAI), implemented by the Government of Mozambique and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), with the support of the Government of Italia through the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation (AICS). 

Field implementation under the Zimbabwe–Mozambique Transboundary Integrated Sustainable Management of Miombo Woodlands Project is accelerating, supporting the Miombo Declaration of 2022 with concrete actions to strengthen community governance, validate priority Miombo areas, and prepare restoration and sustainable livelihood interventions across both countries. 

Heavy rains and flooding in southern Mozambique have severely disrupted rural livelihoods at a critical memento in the agricultural season. Across the country, fields were submerged just as crops were reaching key growth stages, leaving thousands of farming households without their expected harvest. Gaza, Sofala and Maputo have been the most affected provinces. 

From 16 to 17 February 2026, the Government of Mozambique, through the National Designated Authority (NDA) of the Green Climate Fund (GCF), in collaboration with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), convened a multi-stakeholder workshop in Maputo to fine-tune climate-resilient investment opportunities in agrifood systems. 

Government officials from multiple ministries took part in a technical training session held from 10 to 12 February aimed at strengthening evidence-based agricultural planning as the country prepares its next set of sector strategies.

On the occasion of the World Pulses Day, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) highlights how investments in pulse production and market linkages are contributing to more resilient rural livelihoods in Mocuba District, Zambézia Province. These actions are implemented under the EU-funded PROMOVE Agribiz programme, in support to the Government of Mozambique's efforts to strengthen inclusive and market-oriented agricultural development.

The Monitoring and Analysing Food and Agricultural Policies (MAFAP) programme took part this week in a high-level meeting in Maputo with the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Fisheries and the technical team designing the country’s Strategic Plan for Agrarian Sector Development (PEDSA) and the National Agricultural Investment Plan (PNISA III), marking an important step in advancing the new strategic frameworks for the agriculture sector.

Weeks of intense rainfall and widespread flooding have upended lives and livelihoods across southern and central Mozambique. What began as heavy seasonal rains has evolved into a humanitarian emergency affecting nearly 600 000 people – a figure projected to rise to 800 000 as the situation continues to unfold. 

As Northen Mozambique continues to face impacts of insecurity and displacement, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), in close collaboration with the Government of Mozambique, is scaling up agricultural support to protect food production, strengthen self-reliance, and ease pressure to host communities in Nampula province.

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) had the honour of participating in the Workshop on Value Chain Analysis in the Fisheries Sector in Mozambique, held from 8 to 9 December 2025 in Maputo.

In the rural heart of Catandica, where Manica’s valleys hold both promise and precariousness, farming is more than a livelihood; it is a lifeline. For years, depleted soil fertility, erratic rainfall and thin market links kept many smallholders one bad season away from crisis. Today, those same fields are becoming classrooms—and communities are becoming support systems—through a simple, powerful idea: learn, test and grow together.

Mozambique is taking promising steps to build a vibrant and competitive coffee sector—one of the most structured and influential agricultural value chains worldwide. Coffee stands today as the world’s second-most traded commodity after oil and the most consumed beverage after water.

Coffee is one of the most traded commodities and most consumed beverages in the world, providing livelihoods for an estimated 25 million farmers, 80 percent of whom are smallholders. With global demand continuing to rise, many countries are revitalizing their coffee sectors as engines for rural development, job creation, and export diversification.

In the coastal communities of Mozambique, freediving holds the potential to create new livelihood opportunities that extend beyond traditional fishing. As members of fishing communities develop their confidence, safety skills, and underwater proficiency, they are better equipped to engage in a growing range of economic activities, particularly in eco-tourism and other marine-based initiatives.

In Bunga Sede, a quiet community in Guro District, the rhythm of life follows the seasons. The landscape is marked by towering baobabs, narrow footpaths, and traditional round houses built from clay and thatch — a setting where families have farmed for generations. Among them is Linda Castigo Phei, born in 1984, a mother of six whose life has been shaped by the land. Her eldest child is 22; her youngest, just six. All of them have grown up watching their parents work the soil from dawn to dusk.

Smallholder farmers are the foundation of Mozambique’s agrifood systems. They cultivate most of the crops that feed families and sustain local markets. Yet many continue to face widespread constraints, including limited access to improved agricultural practices, financial services, and reliable markets. These challenges keep production low and incomes unstable, making it difficult for rural households to move beyond subsistence-based livelihoods.