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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 2007 Aprouval of the Green Revolution


  1. 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

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

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

  4. 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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