A rapid remote sensing and geospatial analysis for the flood impact assessment of Cyclone Eloise on crop production in Mozambique
23/04/2021
Tropical Cyclone Eloise, Category 2, made landfall in central Mozambique on January 23, 2021 with wind gusts reaching 160 km/h. The cyclone epicenter hit Buzi district and caused flooding and...
FAO trains 200 farmers as facilitators of farmer field schools
16/04/2021
16 April 2021, Alto Molócuè (Zambézia) – When she first learned about PROMOVE Agribiz project, which was coming to her village of Mugema, Ilda Ernesto understood that she would get...
FAO is strengthening Southern Africa's capacity to anticipate risks and act early-Investing in anticipatory action to prevent impact of hazards and disasters
14/04/2021
14 April 2021, Johannesburg - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) launched the first regional training on anticipatory action for member states of the Southern African...
Families affected by Cyclone Eloise receive agricultural inputs in Sofala
17/03/2021
17 March 2021, Sofala- The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has started distributing seeds and agricultural tools through electronic vouchers to 6000 families (30 000 people)...
Improving forest resource management in Mozambique Tools developed to fight illegal logging in the Muanza-Inhaminga corridor
16/03/2021
March 2021, Sofala – Mozambique is one of Africa's most significant timber exporters; however, concerns over the legality and sustainability of the timber traded threatens the expansion of this market and...
Mozambique formally endorses FAO Work Plan to strengthen its capacity to prevent, deter and eliminate illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing
15/03/2021
15 March 2021, Maputo – The Ministry of Sea, Inland Waters and Fisheries of Mozambique has officially endorsed a two-year Work Plan, prepared by the Food and Agriculture Organization of...
FAO provides emergency assistance to safeguard the livelihoods of vulnerable farmers affected by the conflict in Cabo Delgado
15/01/2021
15th January 2021, Cabo Delgado- The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is providing assistance to 12,500 families affected by the violence in Cabo Delgado, through agricultural...
Multisectoral State Officials trained in Wood Licensing, Inspection and Identification
17/12/2020
17 December 2020 – The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the National Directorate of Forestry (DINAF) carried out, in the second week of December, in...
The Committee for the Revision of the Forestry Law, holds its first meeting for initial assessments
23/11/2020
23rd November 2020- Following the approval of its Internal Regulation, the Committee for the Revision of the Forestry Law (CRLFR) convened the first meeting in Maputo, Marracuene district on November...
FAO and the Mozambican Government train over 150 farmers in local seed production in Nampula and Zambézia
28/10/2020
27 October 2020, Nicoadala (Zambézia) – The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), in collaboration with the Government of Mozambique, on Tuesday closed a series of trainings...
New Federation of Timber Operators strengthens private sector representation in Mozambique
20/10/2020
20 October 2020, Maputo- The Mozambican Association of Timber Operators (AMOMA), announced today the creation of the Mozambican Federation of Timber Operators (FEDEMOMA). The new Federation unites 16 associations representing...
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...