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Mozambique receives 67.3 million Euros from the EU for the support to achievement of MDG 1c

Last week the European Union  granted the Mozambican Government 67.3 Million Euros for the support to achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), specifically the result MDG 1c – to reduce by half the amount of people suffering from hunger by 2015. [read more ... ]

Inclusion of the right to adequate food in the Mozambican legislation

"GCP/GLO/324/NOR - Integrating the Right to Adequate Food and Good Governance in National Policies, Legislation and Institutions” (in short, Right to Food at Country Level) is a continuation of Norway’s support to Mozambique and the Plurinational State of Bolivia (Bolivia), and marks the beginning of activities in Nepal and El Salvador. Find out more about the project and read the monthly progress notes.

FAO's promotion of decent employment oppurtunities for rural youth producers' associations in Mozambique

More than 80% of the population in Mozambique is active in the agriculture sector. Of these, about 90% work in family farming. The family farming system in the country is characterized by family labor forces and a low degree of mechanization, with the large majority of agricultural production being rain-fed. Small-scale agriculture still suffers from inadequate infrastructure, commercial [more]

Do you know how much water you actually consume every day? How can you change your diet and reduce your water footprint? Join the World Water Day 2012 campaign “Water and Food Security” and find out more!

First three land titles in favor of vulnerable women have been issued in Mozambique

Thanks to the joint efforts deployed by a group of paralegals of the local NGO AMUDEIA, trained by the Juridical and Judicial Training Centre of the Ministry of Justice (CFJJ) with support of FAO, the first three land titles in favour of vulnerable women have been issued recently. [ more...]

World Food Day 2011

“Food prices- from crisis to stability” was the theme chosen for this year’s World Food Day, to shed some light on a trend that is hurting the poor consumer, the small producer and agriculture in general. Food prices, which were stable for decades, have become increasingly volatile. Various factors have contributed to this. Extreme climatic conditions combined with under-investment in agriculture and accelerating population growth, have increased the gap between food supply and demand, elevating prices further. [ more...]