Agriculture Mozambique

We present some information on the general context of the Mozambique agriculture sector - agriculture Mozambique.

Farming for survival - agriculture Mozambique

Up to 70% of Mozambicans live in rural areas and depend on agriculture for survival, for self-consumption and commercialization (World Food Programme - WFP, 2021);

In rural areas, it is mostly women who work in agriculture and play a crucial role in growing food crops and generating income for their families. However, they have little access to or control over productive resources (International Fund for Agricultural Development - IFAD);

Data from 2017, indicate that 38% of households were living in food insecurity and hunger ("Basic indicators of agriculture and food 2015-2019", INE 2020);

For every 10 kg of food, at least 3 kg is lost due to poor processing, transport and storage (World Bank quote by World Food Programme - WFP, 2021).

agriculture Mozambique women in agriculture

Mozambique agriculture sector

The primary sector (agriculture, forestry, fishing and mining) is the sector with the largest labor force in Mozambique: 66.8% (Census 2017);

2019 data indicate that a total of 1455 enterprises and non-profit institutions practice agrarian and other related activities ("Integrated Agricultural Survey", MADER, 2020);

In livestock, chicken is the most reared species, 48.3% of production, followed by goat with 15.6%, pig with 10.3% and Cattle with 6.0% ("Integrated Agricultural Survey", MADER, 2020).

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Mozambique agricultural products - Mozambique farming

Cereals are the primary production of crops grown in Mozambique. In small and medium farms, maize is the most produced cereal crop ("Integrated Agricultural Survey", MADER, 2020). Maize is the staple of the diet;

The major cash crops produced in Mozambique are sesame, tobacco, soybean and cotton; as for Sofala Province sesame is mostly produced ("Integrated Agricultural Survey", MADER, 2020).

agriculture Mozambique crops grown
AGRICULTURE IN RURAL AREAS
ACHIEVEMENTS IN AGRICULTURE
CHALLENGES FOR AGRICULTURE
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