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Food crisis in Mozambique

Explore the food crisis in Mozambique, where rising food prices pose challenges. Learn about government strategies like the Green Revolution and Action Plan for Food Production to achieve food self-sufficiency and reduce import dependency.

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Food crisis in Mozambique

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  1. Food crisis in Mozambique By Bruno Araujo Lilongwe, 3 September 2008

  2. Food crisis in Mozambique Food prices are rising relatively faster than general prices 2007 A sudden rise in prices occurred (September) Begin of food crisis

  3. Government response • 2007 – Aprouval of the Green Revolution strategy • 2008 - Aprouval of the “2008- 2011 Action Plan for Food Production”

  4. Government response • AIM • Sustainable increase of agricultural production at national level • Food auto-suficiency • Through an intervention in all the segments of the value chain

  5. Government response • Objective of the Action Plan • To eliminate the deficit of the main food products in 3 eyars • To decrease the dependency on imports

  6. The Green Revolution Strategy • Identified the 43 districts with higher agricultural potential • Identified the main food and cash crops in Mozambique

  7. The Green Revolution Strategy • Aproache based on • the potencial of the different agroecological zones identified • crosscutting issues more relevant for an increase of production and productivity

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