Publications
Hunger Hotspots: FAO–WFP early warnings on acute food insecurity, November 2024 to May 2025 outlook
10/2024
In the current edition of a regular joint bi-yearly report, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the World Food Programme (WFP) warn that acute food insecurity is projected to worsen in 16 hunger hotspots, including a total of 14 countries and two regional clusters which comprise 8 countries, during the outlook period from November 2024 to May 2025.
Mozambique: El Niño impact assessment highlights
10/2024
This document presents the highlights of an impact assessment conducted by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in collaboration with the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, and the Mozambique Vulnerability Assessment Committee to understand the impact of El Niño on agricultural production and livelihoods in fourteen districts across Mozambique.
Mozambique: Project Highlights -OSRO/MOZ/135/GER
10/2024
The Government of the Federal Republic of Germany contributed USD 500 000 to the FAO project, "Anticipating the impacts of El Niño-induced drought to protect smallholder farmers’ livelihoods in Mozambique", which was implemented from 1 September 2023 to 31 March 2024.
Mozambique: Belgium's contribution through the Special Fund for Emergency and Rehabilitation Activities (SFERA)
09/2024
Mozambique has been particularly impacted by the 2023–2024 El Niño, with central and southern regions experiencing unprecedented dry spells and below‑average rainfall.
Mozambique: Urgent call for assistance
04/2024
The 2023–2024 El Niño is one of the five strongest on record, according to the World Meteorological Organization.
Identification, Delivery and Empowerment Application (IDEA): An FAO ecosystem of applications to power livelihoods and agricultural assistance in food crisis contexts
04/2024
The Identification, Delivery and Empowerment Application (IDEA) is a digital ecosystem of applications developed by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) to ensure the protection and secure management of beneficiary data, and delivery and tracking of assistance.
Mozambique: Humanitarian Needs and Response Plan 2024
03/2024
Mozambique is one of Africa’s most climate-vulnerable countries. In addition to climate shocks, the ongoing conflict in Cabo Delgado is the country’s main driver of food insecurity.
Mozambique: DIEM – Data in Emergencies Monitoring brief, round 6
03/2024
This Data in Emergencies Monitoring (DIEM-Monitoring) brief shares the results of a sixth-round assessment conducted in December 2023 and January 2024 in Mozambique.
Global: Project Highlights – OSRO/GLO/908/GER
12/2023
The Government of Germany contributed USD 792 950 to improve the food security and nutrition of cyclone-affected communities in Malawi, Mozambique and Zimbabwe.
Anticipating El Niño: Mitigation, preparedness and response plan for Southern Africa, 2023–2025
12/2023
El Niño poses a serious threat to the food security and survival of vulnerable communities around the world.
Subregional Southern Africa – Climate hazards: Urgent call for assistance
05/2023
Between January and March 2023, Tropical Cyclone Freddy – the most energetic cyclone on record – and Tropical Storm Cheneso battered Malawi, Madagascar and Mozambique. At the same time, Zambia experienced destructive storms and torrential rains that resulted in severe flooding, affecting large swaths of inhabited and cropped lands.
Mozambique: Humanitarian Response Plan 2023
03/2023
This document provides an overview of FAO's component of the 2023 Humanitarian Response Plan for Mozambique.
Mozambique: DIEM – Data in Emergencies Monitoring brief, round 4
02/2023
Results and recommendations, February 2023
Mozambique: DIEM – Data in Emergencies Monitoring brief, round 3
09/2022
This Data in Emergencies Monitoring (DIEM-Monitoring) brief shares the results of a third-round field assessment conducted between April and May 2022 in Mozambique.
Hunger Hotspots: FAO-WFP early warnings on acute food insecurity: June to September 2022 Outlook
06/2022
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the World Food Programme (WFP) warn that acute food insecurity is likely to deteriorate further in 20 countries or situations (including two regional clusters) – called hunger hotspots – during the outlook period from June to September 2022.
2022 Global Report on Food Crises: Joint analysis for better decisions
04/2022
The 2022 Global Report on Food Crises (GRFC 2022) highlights the alarming deterioration of acute food insecurity in 2021
Mozambique: Humanitarian Response Plan 2022
04/2022
Four out of five Mozambicans rely on agriculture to provide for themselves. The agricultural production of 4.6 million smallholder farmers accounts for 75 percent of the country’s total production, with 90 percent of all agricultural land cultivated by these smallholder farmers.
Northern Mozambique: Response overview – January 2022
02/2022
According to the latest Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) analysis, nearly 1.9 million people are experiencing high levels of acute food insecurity (IPC Phase 3 or above) in Mozambique, including almost 40 000 people in emergency (IPC Phase 4).
Mozambique: Agricultural livelihoods and food security in the context of COVID-19
08/2021
This report shares an analysis of the effects of coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) on the agri-food system in Mozambique. It analyses the results of a field assessment conducted in January and February 2021.