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PROMOVE Agribiz presents intermediate results and looks to the future with confidence | Mozambique
3:07 CAT | 29 Mar 2022
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Government representatives at national, provincial and district levels, the private sector and non-governmental organisations in the agriculture sector meet this Tuesday, March 29, in Nampula City, to welcome the results of the PROMOVE Agribiz program’s first two years of activity.
The program is co-financed by the European Union (EU), Germany’s Federal Ministry for Cooperation and Development (BMZ) and the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO).
PROMOVE Agribiz is implemented by the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH, the FAO, the World Bank’s Development Impact Evaluation (DIME) group and the National Fund for Sustainable Development (FNDS), in partnership with Mozambique’s Ministries of Agriculture and Rural Development (MADER) and of Industry and Commerce (MIC), the Provincial and District Governments of Nampula and Zambézia, the private sector and non-governmental organisations.
PROMOVE Agribiz aims to contribute to the improvement of food security and the resilience of small producers as well as to increase competitiveness in the provinces of Nampula and Zambézia.
According to the Coordinator of Monitoring and Evaluation of PROMOVE Agribiz by the FNDS, Isabel Mazive, “in these two years, despite COVID-19, which naturally limited the carrying out of activities originally planned, there are already positive results”. Among these, she continues, are “the more than 12,000 small producers who directly benefit from agricultural extension, and more than 18,000 producers and micro, small and medium enterprises [MSMEs] with access to formal financial services”.
Isabel Mazive also mentions that “approximately 1,200 smallholders and MSMEs have already been integrated into the supply chains of larger local companies. It is expected that, by next year, 11,000 small farmers and MSMEs will be integrated through different partnerships”.
This Wednesday, funders and implementing partners will host a field trip to Meconta district in Nampula province, presenting various activities to the Technical Committee of PROMOVE Agribiz in order to consolidate shared information and provide a practical view of the program on the ground.
PROMOVE Agribiz is part of the PROMOVE program, financed by the European Development Fund (EDF) with €358 million (equivalent to 25 billion meticais), in an integrated approach to rural development in the provinces of Nampula and Zambézia. In addition to agribusiness, PROMOVE Agribiz includes programs in the areas of biodiversity, nutrition, transport, trade and energy.
According to the European Union, “the PROMOVE program is part of the broad commitment between the European Union and Mozambique, which is based on cooperation for inclusive and sustainable development in order to face current and future challenges, such as climate change, gender inequality and malnutrition”.
Wiwanana Orera – Meconta district, Nampula province🇲🇿: A new Farmer Field School comes to life. #PROMOVEAgribiz equipping farmers with tools ⚒️ and learning material for sustainable development.🌱 Thanks to 🇪🇺 pic.twitter.com/8FhiFB0NzM
— FAO Mozambique (@FAOMozambique) March 1, 2022
GIZ event “Use of ICT to promote competitiveness throughout the cashew VC”: opening & a participant learning about FAO e-voucher system, used in different contexts… such as cashew! @PROMOVEAgribiz building synergies 🇪🇺🇲🇿 pic.twitter.com/Euf4bUH3E8
— FAO Mozambique (@FAOMozambique) November 24, 2021
Farmers in Malema district, Nampula, are studying the adaptability of different soy varieties. #PROMOVEAgribiz bringing resilient & sustainable technologies to the field, while disseminating ecological principles of the agro-ecosystem🌱🌱🌱. Thanks to 🇪🇺 pic.twitter.com/JPCtNvViIY
— FAO Mozambique (@FAOMozambique) March 2, 2022
Source: Delegation of the European Union to Mozambique / Media Release
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