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This paper discusses South–South cooperation by examining ProSAVANA, a flagship agricultural development program seeking to apply Brazilian experience to Mozambique. ProSAVANA is a joint Japan–Brazil–Mozambique initiative in the savannah zone of Mozambique’s Nacala Corridor region that was initially inspired by the Japan–Brazil PRODECER program in Brazil’s Cerrado region. ProSAVANA subsequently became the focus of fears about land-grabbing in the Nacala Corridor, attracting strong civil...

This article aims to analyse and explain the reasons behind the CSOs’ strong criticism of the ProSavana programme. This will contribute toward: (1) understanding the role of Mozambican CSOs as actors regulating international development cooperation projects; (2) revealing the political and economic interests behind ProSavana, as a first step toward a more critical approach to trilateral cooperation; and (3) illustrating through this case how a partnership between Brazil and “traditional”...

Seed systems in Mozambique There are three identified dominant seed systems in Mozambique, namely informal seed system (mainly farmer-saved seed), the intermediary (mainly administered by the NGOs and communitybased organizations) and the formal seed system that includes public sector and private sector (local and international seed companies). The farmer-saved and intermediary systems account for the bulk of seed volume transacted across the country (90%) focusing mainly on the local...

Este estudo pretende verificar a causalidade de curto e longo prazo entre a política monetária e a produção agrícola em Moçambique. Para esse efeito estudar-se-ão variáveis como taxas de juros, oferta monetária, inflação, taxa de câmbio e crédito agrícola.

This document was prepared as an analysis report for sharing a study result on a particular theme as part of ‘The Project for Nacala Corridor Economic Development Strategies (PEDEC-Nacala)’ which is a technical assistance project supported by Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) for the Government of Mozambique. PEDEC-Nacala formulated integrated development strategies for corridor development by an integrated approach involving several sectors and also by giving consideration to...

Este trabalho procura verificar a relação entre variáveis macroeconómicas e a produção agrícola em Moçambique. O sector agrícola desempenha um papel fundamental no desenvolvimento da economia moçambicana. Assim sendo, torna-se importante compreender a relação entre o ambiente macroeconómico e o sector. De acordo com Ali et al. (2010) a economia agrícola mundial tem sido substancialmente sensível aos movimentos dos indicadores macroeconómicos. Vários investigadores e economistas concordam que...

This report looks at the companies already setting up agribusiness operations in the Nacala Corridor, an area that the government has prioritised for agribusiness development. These companies, typically structured through offshore tax havens and often connected to Mozambican political elites, have been grabbing lands and extracting wealth in ways reminiscent of the country's colonial days.

Nos anos 1980, vários países da África subsaariana iniciaram um conjunto de reformas ligadas ao sector público visando, entre outros objectivos, fazer face à crise do Estado, que se manifestava essencialmente em duas dimensões, nomeadamente regulação política e provisão de serviços públicos. Desde então, assistiu-se a três gerações de reformas do sector público (Kiragu, 2002; Crook, 2010). A primeira geração vai dos meados dos anos 1980 aos meados dos anos 1990, com enfoque nos Planos de...

Following the food and energy price crises of the mid 2000s, sub-Saharan Africa has become one of the largest recipients for large-scale farmland investments. While much has been written on the phenomenon, scant reliable empirical evidence is available as to the precise geographic and sectoral patterns and underlying drivers. Employing strict data quality requirements, this paper addresses these knowledge gaps by analyzing 563 farmland projects that have been established between 2005 and...

This publication highlights Mozambique's remarkably strong growth over the two decades since the end of the civil war in 1992, as well as the major challenges that remain for the country to rise out of poverty and further its economic development. Chapters explore such topics as the role of megaprojects and their relationship to jobs and growth; infrastructure and public investment; Mozambique's quest for inclusive growth; developing the agricultural sector; and building a social protection floor

A series of five “Reality Checks” will take place in the period 2011-2016, focussing on the dynamics of poverty and well-being with a particular focus on good governance, agriculture/climate and energy that are key sectors in Swedish development cooperation with Mozambique. Each Reality Check will be published in the form of one Annual Report and three Sub-Reports from each of the three selected study-sites (see ORGUTa 2011 for more details). More concretely, the “Reality Checks in...

Brazil’s agricultural cooperation in Africa is shifting from small localised projects to more structured ventures capable of having larger and more durable impacts on African rural development. Nonetheless, it still suffers from in­ adequate coordination between relevant ministries and other governmental bodies. However, the coexistence of two agricultural development paradigms in Brazil’s cooperation should not be seen as incoherent. Rather, it is a direct reflection of the two­tiered...

This chapter, therefore, explores the role of agriculture in Brazilian develop­ ment assistance programmes and direct investment in Africa, focusing on the potential tensions between biofuel feedstock and food production. After a brief overview of the history of Brazil’s own agricultural development and the country’s relations with Africa, the chapter delves into an examination of Brazilian engagement in the conjoined agricultural and energy sectors of Mozambique, a country that possesses...

The paper analyses the changing configuration of the political system since the Rome Peace Agreement of 1992. It discusses how the “political settlement” underlying the Peace Agreement and the outcomes of multiparty elections thereafter have shaped governance, including policy-making concerning the agriculture sector and the rural economy. The paper argues that private interests and electoral objectives have been important drivers of policy decisions taken by the governing elites concerning...

he Reality Checks are implemented 2011-2016 and each year field work is carried out in the Municipality of Cuamba, the District of Lago and the District of Majune in the Niassa Province. This is the Annual Report for Year One of the Reality Checks and aims at summarising the conclusions based on the findings from the field sub-report from each study location.

This publication is the result of a visit to Mozambique in November 2009 by two activists involved in the struggle against tree monocultures in the Brazilian state of Espírito Santo. This visit was made possible by the World Rainforest Movement (WRM) with the goal of exchanging experiences about large-scale tree monocultures. With more than 40 years of dealing with monoculture plantations and expansion, Brazil has a lot of experience in this area. At the same time, affected communities and...

This report is part of the efforts to monitor and evaluate the implications of Mozambique’s Poverty Reduction Strategy PARPA II (GdM 2005). Three qualitative and participatory studies have already been carried out in three different areas of the country: One in the District of Murrupula in Nampula Province (Tvedten, Paulo & Rosário 2006); one in four bairros in the capital Maputo (Paulo, Rosário & Tvedten 2007); and one in the district of Buzi in Sofala Province (Rosário, Tvedten & Paulo...

Rising world prices for fuel and food represent a negative terms-of-trade shock for Mozambique. The impacts of these price rises are analyzed using various approaches. Detailed price data show that the world price increases are being transmitted to domestic prices. Short-run net benefit ratio analysis indicates that urban households and households in the southern region are more vulnerable to food price increases. Rural households, particularly in the North and Center, often benefit from...

The aim of this field study was to analyze, by taking into consideration the small farmers’ perspective, the possibilities and obstacles for an implementation of a Green Revolution in southern Niassa, Northern Mozambique. The authors also ask: in what sense are the findings in Asia, presented by Djurfeldt, relevant for thesituation in southern Niassa?

Evaluation report of IFAD's Niassa Agricultural Development Project (NADP).