Zimbabwe dominated Africa’s tobacco leaf exports in 2024, accounting for 48.51% of the continent’s total exports and significantly outpacing other major tobacco-producing countries. According to trade statistics cited in a World Health Organization report released on August 31, 2026, Malawi ranked second with 20.06%, while Tanzania contributed 14.49%. Together, the three countries accounted for more ...

Mozambique is looking to expand commercial agriculture in Gaza Province to reduce imports of key vegetables from South Africa, as the government intensifies efforts to strengthen food security and improve domestic agricultural production. Mozambique’s Minister of Agriculture, Roberto Albino, says Gaza Province has the potential to become a major agricultural production hub capable of reducing ...

Mozambique is pursuing a strategy to strengthen domestic agricultural production and reduce food imports from South Africa, while maintaining regional trade and collaboration to improve food security across Southern Africa. Mozambique is stepping up efforts to expand domestic agricultural production as part of a broader import substitution strategy aimed at reducing reliance on food imports ...

Mozambique is appealing to international development partners to help unlock climate finance that will enable the country to expand irrigation infrastructure and build a more resilient agricultural sector in the face of increasing climate-related challenges. Agriculture Minister Roberto Albino made the call during the launch of the Mozambique Irrigation Platform in Maputo, where he stressed ...

Africa’s agricultural sector is entering a period of profound transformation, driven by climate change, market volatility and growing demand for food production. As these pressures intensify, traditional approaches to agricultural financing are increasingly proving inadequate, prompting calls for more innovative and resilient funding models. The issue has gained prominence across Southern Africa, where farmers, agribusinesses ...

Mozambican President Daniel Chapo has inaugurated a new slaughterhouse and sausage production facility in Macate District, Manica Province, as part of efforts to strengthen domestic food production and reduce dependence on imported meat products. The facility, known as the Planalto Fresh Produce Agro-Industrial Complex, was developed at a cost of 200 million meticais (approximately US$3.1 ...

New Agricultural and Livestock Census Reveals Smallholder Dominance, Vast Unused Arable Land And Growing Pressure for Commercial Agricultural Transformation. MOZAMBIQUE – Mozambique has more than 6.5 million hectares currently under cultivation, representing just 17.8% of the country’s estimated 36 million hectares of arable land, according to newly released results from the Third Agricultural and Livestock ...

The Mozambique government has called on the country’s financial sector to increase specialised financing for agriculture and fisheries as part of broader efforts to strengthen domestic production, improve food security and support economic growth. Speaking after a meeting with private sector representatives in Maputo, Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Fisheries Roberto Albino said stronger collaboration ...

Mozambique is calling for increased private sector investment in seed production and agricultural inputs, as the country looks to strengthen domestic capacity following climate-related disruptions. Speaking at a public-private partnerships (PPP) conference, Agriculture Minister Roberto Albino said recent floods have exposed significant shortfalls in local production, particularly in certified seeds and input supply. The government ...

The Germany government has pledged more than US$50 million to support agribusiness development in Mozambique, targeting increased investment in mechanisation, productivity and agro-industrial growth. The funding will be channelled through the “Innovative Fund for Agribusiness” programme, a financing mechanism designed to strengthen key productive sectors. The fund will be managed by the Zambezi Valley Development ...