Informes

Plight of Mozambican family forced to use boiled wood shavings for food highlights problem of chronic malnourishment Read the full article in the Guardian.

Key Messages A majority of rural households are experiencing no or minimal acute food insecurity conditions and are able to meet basic food requirements throughout the country due to the newly harvested crops and affordable food prices.…

Total cost (US$): US$ 933 285 Duration: 01 May to 31 October 2012 (6 Months Executive Summary Since mid January 2012, Mozambique has been affected by severe seasonal weather including tropical storm Dando and tropical cyclone Funso. As a…

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April 26, 2012, Maputo – Mitsui & Co., Ltd., a Japanese Global Corporation, announced today a USD 60,000 (sixty thousand dollars) cash donation to the United Nations Humanitarian Country team to aid relief efforts in the…

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Despite high levels of economic growth in recent years, Mozambique remains one of the poorest countries in the world, ranking 184 out of 187 countries in the 2011 Human Development Index. A quarter of the…

The Mozambican government has set itself the ambitious task of reducing the rate of chronic malnutrition (stunting) among children under the age of five from the current figure of 44 per cent to 20 per cent…

Key Messages Maize prices remained stable during the last quarter of 2011 and beginning of 2012. Overall food security is satisfactory, but some 250,000 people, mostly from the southern provinces, were affected by production losses in 2011, and…

Rainfall deficits continue in the central and southern areas Key Messages The most likely scenario described in the FEWS NET February Outlook report is still valid, particularly for the drought scenario. The persistent and significant rainfall deficits in…

Micronutrient deficiencies, which are common in Mozambique, represent a largely hidden but often devastating form of malnutrition. In March, the Government of Mozambique launched the national food fortification programme aimed at improving the overall health of…