Mozambique grew more sweet potatoes from 2015-2019– statistics

Published 2021년 2월 10일

Tridge summary

The latest report by the Mozambican Institute of Statistics reveals a persistent gap between cereal production per capita and food security requirements, with figures remaining below the required level, at 94.3 kilograms per capita in 2019. This contrasts with higher production levels of cassava and sweet potatoes. Cash crop production remained stable, and there was a slight increase in chicken meat production. However, agricultural sector credit remained low compared to the sector's contribution to GDP, and state budget allocations to agriculture were less than 10% between 2015 and 2019. The report also highlights severe food insecurity and malnutrition among children, with 29.9% of families and 12.3% of children under 5 affected in 2019.

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Original content

According to the latest figures, per capita, cereal production in Mozambique has remained below what is required to ensure food security, as compared to cassava and sweet potato production, which is around three times higher. The data is part of a new publication, Basic Agriculture and Food Indicators 2015-2019, launched by the Mozambican Institute of Statistics on Monday (INE). Cereal production per capita has stayed below the level of food security, at 71 kilograms per capita in 2015 and 94.3 kilograms per capita in 2019. The situation was better for cassava and sweet potatoes, with per capita production of 267 kilos in 2015 and 336 kilos in 2019, respectively. At the level of cash crops, the data show stability in the reference period, a fact observed in cashew seedlings produced, around 4.5 million in 2019. Between 2015 and 2019, livestock products showed low per capita figures: chicken meat production was 3.8 kilos per capita in 2019, up from 2.5 kilos in 2015. In beef ...

Source: Moz-agri