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31 May, Zambézia- Within the component that integrates Nutrition Education and Communication for Social Change and Behaviour Integrating Home Gardens from the Millenium Development Goals MDG1c programme, FAO received students from Quelimane Institute of Health Sciences, who joined the FAO team, to learn about their area. During the internship, the nutrition...

Cotton is a key export commodity in Mozambique and an important source of rural farm income and foreign exchange earnings. However, as a price taker on world cotton markets, the Mozambican cotton sector is particularly vulnerable to global market instability.It was in this context that several institutions linked to the...

26 May, Sofala- A training course was held in Nhamatanda district, Sofala Province, from 22 to 26 May, whose main objective was to provide participants with technical skills and tools for leading participatory rural planning and diagnosis, together with the Farmer Field Schools (FFS), as a central part of the...

26 May, Maputo- The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) held a meeting to present Rural Invest, a tool to support groups with limited financial literacy to prepare bankable investment plans.During the meeting was also be presented the e-Voucher system, a subsidy transfer mechanism for agricultural inputs,...

One of the main expected results of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) emergency programme intervention in Mozambique includes reducing the risk of cattle mortality in areas that have been affected by the El Nino phenomenon. Through this about 20,000 households will benefit in Maputo and Gaza...