FAO Representation
Mozambique
Projects
Most of the projects presently on-going in Mozambique are financed by trust funds from donor countries or organizations, in particular The Netherlands and the European Commission. It should be remembered that FAO is not a funding institution and therefore provides the technical assistance only after the approval of funding from various sources for the projects it designed.
On the other hand, although FAO is not a funding agency, it does mobilize some funds from its own budget to carry out simple and short term projects under a Technical Cooperation Programme. These TCP projects usually have an emergency character or they may constitute a bridging assistance for a bigger programme under preparation.
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Special programme for food security
Mozambique has made impressive gains in restoring food production since 1992. The production of basic staples, notably maize, has increased with concomitant reductions in the levels of food aid needed to meet the country's food requirements. At an aggregate, national level, the country is currently virtually self-sufficient in terms of food grain production, with the exception of wheat and rice. This growth, however, has been uneven regionally and does not give any indication of the widening disparities between urban and rural areas in terms of levels of poverty and food insecurity. Moreover, this growth has often failed to go hand in hand with nutritional improvements.
Although the recorded rates of malnutrition have fallen over the last decade, the food security situation for large sections of the population remains precarious. It is estimated that more than two-thirds of the Mozambican population are living below the poverty line.
National Programme for Food Security (PAN 2)