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During the 2014/2015 rainy season, Mozambique was hit by heavy rains that led to severe flooding, particularly between the months of January and March 2015. On 12 January, the Council of Ministers declared a red alert for the central and northern regions of the country. FAO National Emergency Coordinator in...

Judite Moreira was one of the first to get the white bag that everyone was waiting to receive this morning at Mocua Resettlement Centre in the District of Namacurra, Zambézia Province. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), in partnership with the Government of Mozambique and the Mozambican non-governmental...

Increased responsible public and private investment in the agricultural sector is key to poverty reduction, improved food security and production of nutritious food at reasonable prices. This came out clearly during a two-day technical workshop on the principles guiding new investments in agriculture that was held in Maputo, Mozambique, from...

"Healthy soils are the foundation of global food production and ought to become a key agenda item in public policy", said Moujahed Achouri, Director of FAO's Land and Water Division, addressing the third Global Soil Week in Berlin on Monday (20/04). Global Soil Week brings together more than 550 participants from...

The newest project of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in Mozambique has been launched on Thursday (09/04) in Maputo. The goal of the project "Strengthening controls of food safety threats as well as plant and animal pests and diseases to improve agricultural productivity and trade...