28 August 2024, Gaza Province- "The drought hit us hard, but we don't back down"...
Between 20 and 21 March, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the World Food Program (WFP) in partnership with the Government of Mozambique, met in a consultation seminar on The Purchase from Africans for Africa (PAA África), a pilot project supported by the Government of...
The Panama disease, also called Foc TR4, has been identified in commercial sector of banana in Nampula province and later in Chiúre district in Cabo Delgado province where it has devastated around 1500 hectares of banana production since the disease was discovered in the country.This disease can cause large losses...
FAO and government discuss strategies on international agreement against illegal fishing in the country
10 March 2017
10 March 2017
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in partnership with the Ministry of the Sea, Inland and Fisheries is holding a three-day technical seminar this week to seek a national strategy and action plan for on Port State Measures Agreement (PSMA), aimed at preventing, deterring and eliminating...
Supporting Aquaculture in Inhambane
21 February 2017
21 February 2017
In Mozambique, fish production in general has declined over the last decade, mainly due high input costs, poor production techniques, limited extension services, poor market access and application.
One of the approaches promoted by the Government to reverse this trend is to increase fish production and productivity through aquaculture, given the...
A fall armyworm outbreak, the first emergence of the pest in southern Africa, is causing considerable crop damage in some countries. If the pest damage aggravates, it could dampen prospects for good crop harvests that is anticipated in the current farming season. Maize, a staple food in the region has...