Mozambique

We work in Mozambique to increase the ability of the local population to generate income which contributes to equitable and sustainable development, enabling people to be autonomous and self-sufficient.

To increase the capacity of the local population in the Lichinga-Pemba corridor to generate income that contributes to equitable and sustainable development, enabling people to be autonomous, resilient and self-suffi cient.

“There are wars in Africa that people don’t want the world to know about, but the people who endure them go through the same suffering as the ones that are shown in the media. As a result of the armed confl ict in the province of Cabo Delgado, we are accompanying displaced people who fl ee their homes and come to Mundukide to start a farming activity that allows them to restart the lives of entire families. Despite this emerging work, Mundukide’s priority mission remains to accompany 50,000 people in 10 districts in northern Mozambique to increase agricultural production and marketing”.

María Olivera Martín, (Aid worker in Cabo Delgado)

“I am very grateful to Mundukide for selling me the soya seed at a normal price, teaching me the sowing technique and fi nding a market at a good price. With the proceeds I built a house with a metal roof and sent my son to university. Next year I will increase the production area of soybeans, sesame and boer beans”.

Enelesse Devisone, (Niassa farmer)

“We want to consolidate the growth of the programme in the province of Niassa. To develop and consolidate methodologies that contribute to increasing the impact of the programme. Moreover, bring facility access to inputs, materials and equipment necessary for the application of the promoted techniques/crops. Additionally, make access to the market for the sale of the surplus."

Adrian Lamas Montes, Progam manager in Africa

Exitosa campaña agrícola de 14.500 familias del norte de Mozambique

27 November 2023

New agricultural techniques benefit 16,000 families in Mozambique

26 September 2023

El 85% de las familias tienen la agricultura familiar como actividad de sustento principal.

28 March 2023

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57,998 people benefited from our program in Mozambique, 51% of whom were women.
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More than 15,000 hectares under cultivation with an estimated value of more than 6 million euros.
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752 new irrigation systems were installed to irrigate 618 hectares.
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Technical assistance with 199 instructors, 31 of whom were women.

Impact of a combined intervention – Marrupa Program (Portuguese)

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Data from 2019. If you need more information, you can access reports and publications

Areas of activity

The Marrupa district is in the north-western province of Niassa. It has a population of around 58,000 and an area of 14,790 km2 (5,710 sq miles).

With our own permanent team in the area since 2000, we have been promoting the district’s socio-economic development programme, whose main components are the construction of productive infrastructure and the revitalisation of family farming. This is achieved by empowering people with the knowledge, habits, and means to produce what is needed for a dignified life.

We have made a major commitment, investing some 3 million euros, to implementing this programme. Among of the most noteworthy outcomes are the construction of more than 150 km of rural roads, and the participation of over 500 people in the agricultural credit system.

The Majune district is in the north-western province of Niassa. It has a population of around 29,000 and an area of 11,358 km2 (4,385 sq miles).

The Majune programme was launched following a request from the Niassa government to extend the work in Marrupa to another district. Majune was chosen because it is one of the least advanced districts in the province.

In collaboration with the Mozambique Association for Rural Development (Associação Moçambicana para o Desenvolvimento Rural, AMODER), this programme focuses on promoting different crops and techniques so that local farmers can capitalise on opportunities that fit their needs.

The Montepuez district is in the north-eastern province of Cabo Delgado. It has a population of 185,000 and an area of 17,789 km2 (6,868 sq miles).

Using the experience gained in Marrupa, and with support from the Spanish Agency for International Development Cooperation (AECID), since March 2009 we have been working on different projects including planting and improving vegetable gardens, installing irrigation systems, encouraging native seed production, as well as treating old Caju (cashew) trees and planting new ones. All of this work is being carried out in close collaboration with the Mozambican National Farmers Union (União Nacionaldos Camponeses, UNAC) and the Cashew Development Institute (Instituto de Fomento do Cajú, INCAJU).

The Balama district is in the north-eastern province of Cabo Delgado. It has a population of 98,000 and an area of 5,619 km2 (2,170 sq miles).

An important step was taken towards creating real opportunities for farming families in Balama when the programme was extended to this district in 2012, building on the work of promoting vegetable gardens and cashew nut production.

Why we're here?

The agricultural development programme has been highly successful in Mozambique. Highlights include a considerable annual increase in participants, more land under cultivation, a longer growing season from 4 to 8 months, more products marketed, and greater income for farming families.

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We train people so they can change their world. Therefore, training is the cornerstone of Mundukide’s projects. People learn at school, but they also learn at work, in the family and from the community.

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60% of the world’s chronically hungry people are women and girls. According to United Nations data, they constitute two-thirds of the almost 800 million illiterate people (a figure that has not changed in the last two decades), they earn an…

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There is no better experience than shared experience. Our role is to develop a management model that can simplify and improve the operations of associations and cooperatives across all areas, from production to marketing.

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Our commitment to the environment is a cross-cutting theme in all areas of our work.

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The documentary recorded by Oscar Epelde and edited with the collaboration of Iban del Campo tells us the stories of the people who participate in the Mozambique program.

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Desde Mundukide Fundazioa comenzamos a colaborar en Mozambique, en el distrito de Marrupa, desde el año 2002, con el objetivo de apoyar el desarrollo socio económico de la población rural.

En ese periodo identificamos el sector agrícola como uno de los que mayor impacto podría tener en la mejora de las condiciones de vida de la población rural y gradualmente el programa se fue centrando en el desarrollo agrícola.

El programa a largo plazo de desarrollo socio económico busca contribuir a superar la situación de pobreza generalizada y profunda que vive la población campesina, que está sobreviviendo con unos ingresos anuales medios de apenas 200 euros al año por familia. Sin agua potable, con acceso limitado a luz eléctrica, y graves carencias en nutrición y sanidad.

Desde que iniciamos nuestra labor, se ha generado un muy buen ambiente de colaboración tanto con los campesinos y campesinas como con las autoridades y asociaciones locales, con las que en muchos casos hemos ido de la mano. Tanto la estrategia como la metodología desarrolladas, han tenido el potencial de ayudar a decenas de miles de campesinos y campesinas.

El programa ha ido evolucionando, adaptándose a las circunstancias, y siendo constantemente evaluado y analizado. Y los resultados de todo este trabajo han sido muy positivos:

Incrementos anuales muy importantes de participantes.
Transmisión de técnicas y conocimientos a las comunidades locales.
Más áreas cultivadas.
Prolongación de 4 a 8 meses de la época productiva gracias a los sistemas de riego.
Más productos comercializados: sésamo, tomate, gandul, col, mungo, cebolla, alubia, lechuga...
Organización de sistemas de distribución para la comercialización.
Aumento de los ingresos de las familias campesinas.
Priorización de la participación activa de las mujeres campesinas para mejorar su renta.
Mejor distribución de la carga de trabajo y de los ingresos a lo largo del año.
Importante descenso de los casos de desnutrición infantil aguda (del 43% entre 2006 y 2013 en el distrito de Marrupa).
Dietas más completas para la población rural, gracias a la incorporación de hortalizas frescas y leguminosas como la alubia.

En los últimos años el programa ha colaborado con los campesinos en un abanico de opciones productivas a través de una innovadora metodología que abarca toda la cadena de valor, desde la identificación de oportunidades a la comercialización pasando por la producción, con apoyo de asistencia técnica campesino a campesino y facilitando el acceso a insumos. Y el compromiso del programa de trabajar de forma coordinada con el gobierno, y apostar por unir fuerzas, han ayudado a multiplicar los resultados positivos.

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