Manioc and pulses added to peanuts
09/09/2022
9th September 2022- Calisto Gimo used to be a smallholder farmer like many others in his village, Nametória Sede, Angoche District, Nampula. 43 years old, married, 5 children. When in 2019,...
The first child I had from PROMOVE Agribiz
08/09/2022
8th September 2022- The "first child" Isabel Saíde had from PROMOVE Agribiz programme joins the agrodealer's four biological daughters: it´s a pickup truck she bought in 2021, when she saw...
Towards a harmonized national approach to the implementation of Quality Assurance in laboratories in Mozambique
15/08/2022
15 August 2022, Ponta do Ouro- The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), with the support of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), launched a...
Regional Fisheries Bodies in the Indian Ocean advocate Common Approach to Address Regional Challenges
30/06/2022
30 June 2022, Maputo– The regional dimension is fundamental to international fisheries management policy. In this context, Regional Fisheries Management Organizations (RFMO's) and Regional Fisheries Advisory Bodies (RFAB's), collectively referred...
Co-management to unleash fisheries potential and promote sustainability in Mozambique
15/06/2022
15 June 2022, Maputo - After the successful inception workshop to launch the Project "Fisheries Co-management Capacity Development for Blue Communities: Sustainable Fisheries and Diverse Livelihoods", the collaboration between FAO and...
FAO and DPAP Nampula sign Letter of Agreement for transparent monitoring of activities under PROMOVE Agribiz
01/06/2022
June 1 2022, Nampula City (Nampula) – The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and Nampula Provincial Directorate of Agriculture and Fisheries (DPAP) on Wednesday (01.06.) signed...
FAO supports Mozambique to develop new MCS Policy and Action Plan against IUU fishing
29/04/2022
29 April 2022- The Ministry of Sea, Inland Waters and Fisheries (MIMAIP) of Mozambique, with the support of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), held a...
PROMOVE Agribiz fosters good agricultural practices in remote communities of Angoche District
29/04/2022
April 29 2022, Siretene (Angoche) – For three days, the population of Siretene was in a frenzy: the village in Angoche District, Nampula Province, hosted for three days its first...
The application of methodological principles of Pastoralist Field School (PFS) results in an increase in the production of local chicken in Mabalane district
01/04/2022
Gilda Sitoe, 37 years old, mother of 5 children and Raulina Bothoza, 51 years old, mother of 4 children, are two members of the Pastoralist Field School (PFS) members at...
Visit to PROMOVE Agribiz activities in Meconta shows strong cooperation of the programme with government and rural communities
30/03/2022
March 30 2022, Meconta Sede (Nampula) – Amussi was the Farmer Field School (FFS) chosen for the first stop of PROMOVE Agribiz Technical Committee's field visit, in which the implementing...
Government of Mozambique launches Forestry Information System designed with FAO technical support
28/03/2022
28 March 2022, Maputo- The management of forest resources will be more transparent and efficient with the launching, Monday 28th March, of the Forest Information System (SIF), in an event...
FAO and the Government of Mozambique launch technical cooperation project to rebuild the agriculture-based livelihoods of the most vulnerable in Cabo Delgado, Mozambique
25/02/2022
25 February 2022, Pemba – The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), together with the Government of the Republic of Mozambique, including the Ministry of Agriculture and...
FAO PROMOTES PAYMENTS FOR ECOSYSTEM SERVICES CONCEPT TO GOVERNMENT STAFF
24/02/2022
24 February 2022- The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), under MUTACUANE project, presented a session on Payments for Ecosystem Services (PES) to 12 government technicians that...
Research cruise paves the way for ecosystem-based management of fisheries resources in Maputo Bay
21/02/2022
21 February 2022- This Monday, the Minister of Sea, Inland Waters and Fisheries of Mozambique, Her excellency Augusta Maita, joined an ecosystem research cruise in Maputo Bay that the Fisheries...
MULEVALA: Savings Group contributes to the improvement of the living conditions
21/02/2022
21 February 2022- Mrs. Aida Chao, is a native of Mulevala district in the village of Ndala, Zambezia province, she is 28 years old and has two daughters. She is...
The future of forestry in Mozambique relies on the use of the Forestry Information System (SIF)
18/02/2022
18 February 2022- Forest resources and wildlife in Mozambique are threatened mainly by the occurrence of deforestation, forest fires, unregulated and illegal exploitation of wood, poaching and uncontrolled production of...
FAO trains veterinarians in Applied Epidemiology
24/01/2022
24 January 2022- The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), in collaboration with the Veterinary Services of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MADER), holds this...
FAO Subregional Coordinator for Southern Africa reaffirms the Organization’s commitment to meeting food security and livelihood needs in Mozambique
22/11/2021
22 November 2021, Maputo – The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Sub-regional Coordinator for Southern Africa (SRC/SFS), Dr Patrice Talla, travelled to the Republic of Mozambique...
Portuguese-speaking countries agree to establish a network of cooperation in combatting illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing
19/11/2021
19 November 2021, Vilankulo, Mozambique – Nine Portuguese-speaking countries have met to discuss the challenges in combatting illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing and how the establishment of a network...
FAO, CLUSA and partners promote conservation agriculture in central and northern Mozambique
29/10/2021
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), in coordination with the National Cooperative Business Association - CLUSA and partners, organized a Conference on Conservation Agriculture (CA) to...