AGRA in Mozambique
The Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA)
strongly backs government initiatives to transform subsistence-based
smallholder agriculture into viable commercial activity. AGRA's
integrated approach addresses key challenges across the agricultural
value chain. In Mozambique
In Mozambique, AGRA is working across the food value chain. Its
programs help to provide low-interest loans to smallholder farmers and
agro-dealers; build soil health; support local development and
production of high yielding seeds; train a new generation of crop and
soil scientists; strengthen farmers organizations and connect them to
buyers; and partner in the development of major infrastructure
improvements. Much of AGRA's work in Mozambique focuses on the potential
breadbasket of the northern region.
AGRA's public- and private-sector partners include the Mozambican Agricultural Research Institute, the African Union's New Partnership for Africa's Development
(NEPAD), the International Fund for Agricultural Development,
Millennium Challenge Account Mozambique (MCA Mozambique), the Ministry
of Agriculture's Centro de Promoção da Agricultura (CEPAGRI-Agriculture
Promotion Center), Standard Bank, farmers' associations, private seed
companies and many others.
