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The children's engagement was right there, in front of everyone. Concentrated on the song lyrics, eyes wide open, straight backs. Their clothes, one could see, were kept for big events. This year, the village of 3 de Fevereiro, located in the District of Manhiça, Province of Maputo, has been chosen...

It was still a fresh morning when dozens of women started preparing lunch. Sitting in groups, around pots for big families, eating leftovers from breakfast, they cooked sweet potatoes and rice, washed lettuce leaves and tomatoes, pounded garlic. Two oxen had been killed for the festive occasion. After all, it...

At a panel about "The Rights over Land and Natural Resources" at the III International Conference on Women Farmers over Land, which took place between 1 and 2 October in Maputo, the Program Officer of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), Carla Cuambe, presented the Voluntary...

On Friday (19/09) the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the World Food Programme (WFP) presented the results of the annual report on "The State of Food Insecurity in the World" (SOFI 2014) and what they mean for the Southern African region. Together with WFP’s National Director,...

22 October, 2013 - During a ceremony that took place in Maputo on 7 August, the Government of Mozambique launched the EU funded programme called “Accelerate progress towards MDG 1 c in Mozambique”. The initiative, which from the UN side will count on the support of FAO, IFAD and WFP...