Informes

Mission Highlights Cereal production for 2005 in Mozambique estimated to be about 1.92 million tonnes (with rice in paddy terms) is 3 percent lower than last year's harvest due to 43 percent and 4 percent reductions in the cereal harvest…

SUMMARY AND IMPLICATIONS While national maize production this season was more than 10% above the five-year average, poor households in drought affected areas of southern and central Mozambique will face food shortages over the next 2-3 months,…

In Mozambique, 15 small-scale farmers accomplished a major success in 2004 when they sold 100 metric tons of corn to the World Food Program, a U.N. agency that provides food aid to relieve hunger in emergency situations. The farmers belong…

Changes sharply reduce the amount of malnourished children Challenge Although Mozambique is making economic progress, many of its people still struggle with poverty and hunger, especially in isolated rural areas. Unhealthy feeding practices and illnesses caused by poor sanitation are key contributors…

Rita Lazaro is a successful businesswoman in Munhinga in central Mozambique's Manica Province, employing three people to help press sesame and sunflower oil. In 2004, USAID installed a VitaGoat food-processing system in Rita's compound and chose her to lead…

Report no. 86 by Joseph Hanlon Mozambique has failed to meet almost any of its targets for governance, justice or corruption control, but its performance over the past year was still "satisfactory", according to a joint donor-government…

SUMMARY AND IMPLICATIONS The poor food security conditions in parts of the southern and central Mozambique were caused by the severe rainfall deficits and the subsequent significant reduction of crop yields. In the north, the food security…

From the Field C-SAFE Tackles Stigma around HIV and AIDS Eleven staff from CRS, World Vision, CARE and ADRA spent a week in Johannesburg designing and planning 1-day staff training sessions for delivery in Zambia and Zimbabwe. These training sessions are…

SUMMARY AND IMPLICATIONS Due to drought in southern and parts of central Mozambique, much of this season's maize crop will likely fail, while a reduction in other crop yields is expected. Poorer households, especially those relying almost…

Rainfall Performance Despite a good rainfall performance in many parts of the SADC region in the first half of the rainfall season, the second part of the season has been characterized by poor rains in a large…