September 11
Mozambique: Agreement Signed to Increase Maputo Port Grain Capacity
The Maputo Port Development Company (MPDC) on Wednesday signed an agreement with the Maputo Grain Terminal Company (MGT) for a significant expansion of the grain terminal's… Read more »
August 29
Mozambique: Promises to Boost Tsangano Agriculture
Daniel Chapo, the candidate of Mozambique's ruling Frelimo Party for the presidential election scheduled for 9 October, promised that, if he wins, he will bring agricultural… Read more »
August 26
Mozambique: Government to Save 800 Million Dollars On Food Imports
The Mozambican Ministry of Agriculture and the Confederation of Business Associations (CTA) intend to save at least 800 million dollars per year in imports in order to improve the… Read more »
July 04
Mozambique: AfDB to Disburse 33 Million Dollars to Support Poultry Sector
The African Development Bank (AfDB) will disburse 33 million dollars to support the poultry sector in Mozambique, under the Inclusive Agri-food Value Chain Development Programme… Read more »
May 24
Mozambique: HCB and Zambezi Valley Agency Launch Project to Boost Agriculture
Hidroelectrica de Cahora Bassa (HCB), the company that operates the Cahora Bassa dam on the Zambezi River, in the western Mozambican province of Tete, and the Zambezi Valley Agency… Read more »
April 02
Mozambique: Almost 220.000 People At Risk of Food Insecurity in Sofala
Mozambique's relief agency, the National Institute for Disaster Risk Management and Reduction (INGD), has announced that almost 220.000 people may be at risk of food insecurity in… Read more »
March 08
Mozambique: Over 4,000 Hectares of Crops Lost Due to Intense Heat
The intense heat that has been hitting southern Mozambique in recent days has caused the loss of over 4,000 hectares of various crops in Maputo province alone. Read more »
January 15
Mozambique: - Health Authorities Deny Shortage of Food and Insulin
The director of Maputo Central Hospital (HCM), Mouzinho Saide, has denied rumours that the hospital is facing a shortage of food and of insulin. Read more »
December 03, 2023
Mozambique: Mozambique State Loses Over 43 Millions Meticals Due to Poultry Smuggling
Maputo, 3 Dec (AIM) - The Mozambican state lost over 43 million meticais (about 670 thousand US dollars, at the current exchange rate) this year due to the smuggling of poultry… Read more »
October 19, 2023
Mozambique: 35,000 Laying Hens Slaughtered Due to Avian Influenza
Morrumbene district, in the southern Mozambican province of Inhambane, has slaughtered 35,000 laying hens as result of an outbreak of avian influenza (bird flu). Read more »
August 10, 2023
Mozambique: Fisheries Production Reaches Over 200,000 Tonnes in First Quarter
The Minister of the Sea, Inland Waters and Fisheries, Lidia Cardoso, announced on 31 July that fisheries production in the country reached 218,000 tonnes during the first half of… Read more »
Mozambique: Government Support for Artisanal Fishermen
The Mozambican government has invested about 90 million meticais (US$1.4 million) supporting artisanal fishermen in the northern province of Nampula. Read more »
August 08, 2023
Mozambique: Mozambique Needs 800,000 Doses of Vaccine Against Foot-and-Mouth Disease
Mozambique's veterinary authorities are mobilising funds for the purchase of a further 800,000 doses of vaccine against foot-and-mouth disease, aiming to complete the immunisation… Read more »
June 14, 2023
Mozambique: Mozambique Joins International Coffee Organization
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April 12, 2023
Mozambique: Of Over 17 Million Tonnes for Marketing Campaign
Mozambican President Filipe Nyusi on Wednesday launched the 2023 agricultural marketing campaign, and announced a target of more than 17 million tonnes of assorted crops. Read more »
March 31, 2023
Mozambique: Gaza to Vaccinate Over 500,000 Cattle Against Anthrax
The agricultural authorities in the southern Mozambican province of Gaza intend to vaccinate, between April and July, over 500,000 head of cattle against anthrax. Read more »
March 30, 2023
Mozambique: Over 40,000 Cattle Vaccinated in Tete
Over 40,000 head of cattle have been vaccinated against foot-and-mouth disease in the central Mozambican province of Tete. Read more »
March 28, 2023
Mozambique: Floods, Domestic Sugar Requirements Can Be Met
There is enough sugar in Mozambique to supply domestic requirements despite the flooding last month which affected thousands of hectares of sugar cane in Maputo province. Read more »
March 26, 2023
Mozambique: 2,000 Hectares Lost in Manica
The floods brought by tropical cyclone Freddy to the central Mozambican province of Manica have caused the loss of almost 2,000 hectares of crops. Read more »
March 02, 2023
Mozambique: Do 90% of Mozambicans Eat Three Meals a Day?
Mozambican Agriculture Minister Celso Correia has outraged opposition parties, and much of civil society, with a claim that 90 per cent of Mozambicans are eating three meals a day. Read more »
March 06, 2023
Mozambique: Minister's Food Claims Rejected As 'Impossible'
One of Mozambique's most prominent non-governmental organisations, the Community Development Foundation (FDC), has described as "impossible' the claim by Agriculture Minister Celso… Read more »
January 17, 2023
Mozambique: U.S.$20 Million for Gorongosa Coffee Study
About US$20 million will be spent on a baseline study for coffee production in Gorongosa National Park, in the central province of Sofala. The study to be financed by the Dutch… Read more »
November 29, 2022
Mozambique: New Cashew Processing Factory Being Commissioned
Another cashew processing factory will shortly begin operations in the northern province of Nampula, bringing the total number in the country to 12. Deputy Agriculture Minister… Read more »
November 02, 2022
Mozambique: Maputo Province Exports Over 220,000 Tonnes of Bananas
Maputo, 24 Out (AIM) - Exports of bananas from the southern Mozambican province of Maputo reached 223.603 tonnes in 2021, which amount to 80 percent of the total 279,504 tonnes… Read more »
October 24, 2022
Mozambique: United Nations' World Food Programme Cuts Food Aid in Mozambique
The United Nations' World Food Programme (WFP) has announced that it was forced to halve the food aid to families in northern Mozambique to less than 40 per cent of the minimum… Read more »