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19th March, Mozambique (Maputo) - The Ministry of Science and Technology, Higher, Technical and Professional Education launched on Monday the National Innovation Contest for Community Development. This is an initiative supported by FAO and aimed at identifying innovative solutions in the process of production, processing and conservation of horticultural crops. For this first...

08 March, Zambézia- Women and children, especially pregnant women and children 0-2 years of age, are among the groups most vulnerable to food insecurity and chronic malnutrition. This is no different in Mozambique where, according to the FAO Technical Secretariat for Food Security and Nutrition 35% of the population is...

Zambézia province in central Mozambique has the second highest loss in terms of total forest areas, losing 31,000 ha annually, mainly due to shifting agriculture and coal mining. (Data from the National Forest Inventory, 2007).Due to these factors, environmental degradation is frequent in many areas of Mozambique, removing from local...

1st March, Gaza- Small farmers and extension technicians from Mabalane and Massingir districts attended to a training in cassava production and marketing as part of the FAO-sponsored project to improve the value chain of this crop in Gaza province. Twenty producers and six extension technicians participated in the training, that during 4...

14 February, Maputo- State-of-the-art marine research vessel Dr. Fridtjof Nansen arrived in the capital to work with the country on the survey on fisheries resources and ecosystem.As the only research ship flying the UN flag, the vessel investigates oceans, using cutting-edge technology and sophisticated equipment to help developing countries assemble...