Mozambique is aiming to achieve 80% self-sufficiency in the production of basic food commodities within the next decade, as part of a broader strategy to strengthen food security and reduce reliance on imports. Photo: ONG Cesal via Embajada de España en Mozambique y Esuatini The target was outlined by Acubar Batista, Permanent Secretary at the ...

Tourists take photos as a lion lounges by the road at Rietspruit Game Reserve in South Africa’s Limpopo Province.[Photo by Edith Mutethya/China Daily] Limpopo Province is fast emerging as one of Africa’s most compelling ecotourism destinations, offering travelers a unique blend of rich biodiversity, cultural heritage, and sustainable tourism experiences. As global travel trends shift ...

The ongoing conflict in the Middle East is beginning to ripple through global agricultural markets, raising concerns about fertiliser supply disruptions and rising food prices across Africa. The crisis intensified after Iran blocked shipping through the strategic Strait of Hormuz, a critical route for global energy and fertiliser exports. While global attention initially focused on ...

BMG – an authorised distributor for over 50 years of Bijur Delimon lubrication systems – supplies and supports the full range of manual and fully automated lubrication equipment throughout Southern and Central Africa. Five-decade partnership delivers dependable lubrication solutions. “Through this partnership – which has been in place since1974 – we are able to offer ...

Photo: FAO Mozambique /X Mozambique has officially launched the second phase of the Support to the Operationalization of the SADC Regional Agricultural Policy (STOSAR II), a strategic initiative aimed at transforming agriculture and agrifood systems across Southern Africa. The announcement was made on October 13 by the Ministry of Agriculture, Environment and Fisheries (MAAP), in ...

Sofala Province, Mozambique — The Chemba District Attorney’s Office has formally accused Agriculture Minister Roberto Albino of authorizing illegal logging activities on his private forestry concession, deepening scrutiny over his conduct in office. According to prosecutors, Albino directed the company Ecofarm to extract 18 cubic meters of timber from 50 hectares of his 500-hectare concession—without ...

Photo: Minister of Agriculture, Ambiente e Pescas Mozambique’s agricultural sector is poised for a significant boost following renewed commitments from the Italian government to invest in agribusiness and rural development. Speaking at a bilateral business forum in Maputo, Italy’s Minister of Agriculture, Francesco Lollobrigida, affirmed his country’s strategic interest in strengthening Mozambique’s economy through targeted ...

Agriculture ministers and top-level policymakers from 14 African countries will meet with their counterparts from three Asian countries in Hanoi on 15 July 2025 to discuss making agrifood production more efficient, inclusive, resilient and sustainable to reduce high levels of hunger, malnutrition and poverty in both regions. The High-Level Inter-regional Knowledge Exchange on One Country ...

Photo: FAO In a move poised to strengthen agricultural trade and empower farmers, the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation (AICS) is funding a EUR 3.5 million, Zimbabwe Mozambique Agricultural Value Chain and Trade Development Project (Zim-Moza ATDP), Zimbabwe will receive EUR 1.166 million of the total budget. In Zimbabwe, the Zim-Moza ATDP is implemented by ...

New Representative of the African Union Commission His Excellency Ambassador Moses Vilakati [second person from the right, at front seat], and other international institutions at the Africa Fertilizer Financing Mechanism’s 14th Governing Council meeting in Nairobi, Kenya. The Africa Fertilizer Financing Mechanism (The Mechanism) is making significant strides toward closing Africa’s agricultural productivity gap. At ...