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Solidaridad, Wageningen University partner to train potato farmers on good agricultural practices

Mar 3, 2023Mar 6, 2023

MOZAMBIQUE – Solidaridad and Wageningen University & Research have together carried out a successful program on good agricultural practices in potato farming that has shown that potato production could achieve realistic yields and resource efficiency. The program, funded by Zambezi Valley Development Agency, was carried out in Northern Mozambique’s Zambezi Valley, which has a sufficient water supply and is a…

FAO takes its Event Mobile Application to Mozambique to improve disease surveillance

Dec 15, 2022Jan 10, 2023

MOZAMBIQUE – The Event Mobile Application (EMA-i), an Android app created by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) for real-time data collection and disease reporting, has been made available for the first time in Mozambique to improve the surveillance and early warning capabilities of the veterinary field officers for the real-time reporting of animal and zoonotic diseases. Despite all the…

Mozambique bans meat import from Zimbabwe over Foot-and-Mouth Disease outbreak

Jun 22, 2022Jun 22, 2022

MOZAMBIQUE – The government of Mozambique has banned the importation of animals and other animal by-products from Zimbabwe over the outbreak of Foot-and-Mouth Disease. The measure comes after the Zimbabwean Tax Authority notified the Mozambican authorities about the outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease in Mashonaland Central province, Mbire district, which borders Mozambique. Foot-and-Mouth Disease is a viral disease of ungulates, i.e.,…

Solidaridad together with Mozambique’s Ministry of Agriculture create local GAP standard

Jan 30, 2022Jan 30, 2022

MOZAMBIQUE – Solidaridad, an international civil society organization, has joined forces with the Ministry of Agriculture, Mozambique and INNOQ, a food security institute, to create a local Good Agricultural Practice (GAP) standard called the Mocambique Boas Practicas (MozBoPa). This is in response to a study that disclosed high levels of pesticide residue on produce sold around Mozambique. The Standard, which…