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MOZAMBIQUE extends nearly 2,500 km along the southeastern coast of Africa, with an area of 802,000 km2. Much of this consists of wide coastal plains, rising to low inland plateaus. Agriculture occupies more than three-fourths of the workforce of the population of 19.3 million (1999). Arable land is less than 5% of the total. Agriculture makes up 34% of the GDP.
General information
- GNI per capita PPP$, 2000: 800
- Internal renewable water resources: 100 km3
- Incoming water flow: 116 km3
- Main food consumed: roots and tubers, maize, oil and fat, millet and sorghum, rice
- Rice consumption, 1999: 7.5 kg milled rice per person per year
Production constraints
The major constraints to sustainable rice production in Mozambique are
- Drought and flash flood in rainfed lowland areas because of irregular weather
- Salinity in many irrigated areas
- Poor maintenance of irrigation facilities
- Lack of pure and good seeds
- Inadequate and irregular input supplies: seeds, fertilizer, and credit
- Lack of small farm equipment
- Lack of effective farmers' organizations and cooperatives
- Poor road networks and marketing systems
- Lack of a well-defined rice policy
- Weak research and extension support
Production season |
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Planting |
Harvesting |
Main season |
Nov-Jan |
May-Jun |
Basic statistics, Mozambique |
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1985 |
1990 |
1995 |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
Rice |
Area harvested (ha) |
100,000 |
110,160 |
129,605 |
181,000 |
170,000 |
136,000 |
Yield (t/ha) |
0.9 |
0.9 |
0.9 |
1.1 |
1.1 |
1.2 |
Production (t) |
86,000 |
96,355 |
112,982 |
191,000 |
186,000 |
157,937 |
Rice imports (t) |
108,955 |
70,000 |
90,000 |
48,700 |
34,000 |
na |
Others |
Population, total (x103) |
13,535 |
14,198 |
17,388 |
18,880 |
19,286 |
na |
Population, agriculture (x103) |
10,762 |
11,160 |
13,447 |
14,459 |
14,722 |
na |
Agricultural area (x103 ha) |
47,150 |
47,300 |
47,350 |
47,350 |
na |
na |
Irrigated agricultural area (x103 ha) |
93 |
105 |
107 |
107 |
na |
na |
Total fertilizer consumption (t) |
3,803 |
2,600 |
7,800 |
5,035 |
na |
na |
Tractors used in agric. (no.) |
5,750 |
5,750 |
5,750 |
5,750 |
na |
na |
Source: FAOSTAT online database. |
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