Mozambique grew more sweet potatoes from 2015-2019– statistics

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 ...