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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...

08 May, Geneva- Supported the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), Mozambique has taken "important regulatory measures" to protect its population and environment by cancelling the registration of 79 "highly dangerous" pesticides (30 active substances).The National Coordinator of the Highly Hazardous Pesticide and Obsolete Pesticide Hazard Reduction...

Two years after an intense drought caused by El Niño which affected more than 40 million people and caused a cereal deficit of 9 million tons, the African southern region is facing a new plague that threatens to devastate the crops of the region's farmers.It is an invasive worm called...