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Mozambique is launching an ambitious agricultural project to tackle its severe food insecurity and malnutrition crises. With climate shocks like cyclones straining resources, a new $22.8 million initiative funded by the African Development Bank aims to revolutionize the nation’s rice production. The program will empower 30,000 smallholder farmers with climate-smart technologies and resilient rice varieties designed to withstand floods and droughts. Key goals include quadrupling rice yields and constructing new irrigation and milling infrastructure. By dramatically boosting domestic output, the project seeks to increase food self-sufficiency from 50% to 75% and significantly raise household incomes. This comprehensive effort represents a major stride toward building a more resilient and self-reliant future for Mozambique’s vulnerable communities.
Forbes