Mozambique

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34.9 million people
country population
4.9 million people
projected to be in high acute food insecurity (October 2024 – March 2025)
741 300
internally displaced people
610 000 people returned
to conflict-affected areas in Cabo Delgado
to assist 343 195 people FAO requires USD 13.62 million for 2025
Highlights

News
Farming through drought
07/08/2025
With seeds, knowledge, and collective action, families like Evarito and Fazminha’s are cultivating food, confidence and resilience in the face of the...

News
Acute food insecurity and malnutrition rise for sixth consecutive year in world’s most fragile regions – new report
16/05/2025
In 2024, over 295 million people across 53 countries and territories faced acute hunger—an increase of almost 14 million people compared to 2023, while...

News
Japan contributes $11.9 million to scale up FAO’s emergency and resilience activities
21/02/2025
The funding will support 14 critical projects across Africa, Asia, Europe, and the Middle East
Key documents

Mozambique: Project Highlights - OSRO/MOZ/139/JPN
09/2025
The Government of Japan contributed USD 960 000 to the FAO project, "Urgent agricultural livelihood support for vulnerable returnees in Cabo Delgado", which was implemented from the 31 March 2024 to 30 March 2025.

Hunger Hotspots - FAO–WFP early warnings on acute food insecurity: June to October 2025 outlook
06/2025
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 likely to worsen across 13 countries and territories identified as hotspots, during the outlook period from June to October 2025.

Special Fund for Emergency and Resilience Activities (SFERA) – Annual report 2024
05/2025
The Special Fund for Emergency and Resilience Activities (SFERA) enables the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) to take rapid and effective action in response to food and agricultural threats and emergencies.
Multimedia
Video
The use of Identification, Delivery and Empowerment Application (IDEA) in Mozambique
24/01/2024
To ensure the protection and secure management of beneficiary data, and delivery and tracking of assistance, FAO developed Identification, Delivery...

Photo Collection
Mozambique: Agricultural recovery amid El Niño-induced drought
03/08/2025
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Video
Agrodealers in Mozambique use the FAO Identification, Delivery and Empowerment Application (IDEA)
26/01/2024
To ensure the protection and secure management of beneficiary data, and delivery and tracking of assistance, FAO developed Identification, Delivery...