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Food crisis in Mozambique

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

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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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