Mozambique Agricultural Sector Risk Assessment

Agricultural risk management is a central issue that Mozambique faces in development, and multiple stakeholders have analyzed this challenge, sometimes with different terminology and focusing on varying aspects. The government of Mozambique has adopted the strategic plan for agricultural development (PEDSA 2010-19) that focuses on: (i) increasing the availability of food in order to reduce hunger through growth in small producer productivity and emergency response capacity; (ii) enlarging the land area under sustainable management and the number of reliable water management systems; (iii) increasing access to the market through improved infrastructures and interventions in marketing; and (iv) improving research and extension for increased adoption of appropriate technologies by producers and agro-processors. The World Bank’s agriculture sector risk assessment takes a holistic approach and relies on long time-series historical data to arrive at an empirical and objective assessment of agricultural risks and their impacts on Mozambique. This assessment will form the basis of the second step, solution assessment, whose final findings will inform National Investment Plan for the Agrarian Sector in Mozambique (PNISA). This document considers the many aspects of assessing risk in the Mozambican agriculture sector. Chapter one gives introduction and context. Chapter two introduces the major characteristics of the agricultural system leading into chapter three, which presents a comprehensive picture of the risks that exist in the sector. Chapter four, in quantifying the risks that have been observed, comments on the losses that have been incurred by the sector because of production risks, whereas chapter five provides a qualitative discussion of how risk has an effect on the different stakeholders present in the sector. Chapter six delves into the risk prioritization carried out by the team and then comments on various management measures. The report concludes with chapter six, in which recommendations are provided for improving risk management in Mozambique.

Bibliographic Details

Main Authors:	Suit, Kilara C., Choudhary, Vikas
Format:	Working Paper biblioteca
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2015-08
Subjects:	FERTILIZER, CASSAVA PESTS, SORGHUM, BEANS, GROUNDNUT PRODUCTION, YIELD LOSS, COPRA, PESTICIDE, LABOR FORCE, CASSAVA, SEED MULTIPLICATION, HORTICULTURAL CROPS, IFPRI, ETHANOL, STEM BORERS, HEAVY RAINFALL, CROP YIELDING, FERTILIZERS, ONIONS, PEPPERS, SMALL FARMERS, ANIMAL HEALTH, CROP YIELD, PLANTS, YAMS, CROP PRODUCTION, CEREALS, PRODUCTION SYSTEM, CONTRACT GROWERS, SEEDS, SOYBEANS, COTTON SECTOR, CROP FORECASTING, COTTONSEED, SEED, FRUITS, DRAINAGE, VEGETABLES, GROUND LEVEL, INDICATORS, SUGAR CANE, FARMERS, NATURAL RESOURCES, GRAIN BORER, COCOA, CULTIVATED LAND, MILDEW, CROPS, PEAS, CROP YIELDS, AGRONOMIC PRACTICES, CROP, SEEDLINGS, MOLASSES, ECOLOGICAL ZONES, SEED SECTOR, AGRICULTURAL EXPORTS, CULTIVATION, MAIZE YIELDS, MAIZE PRODUCTION, PEANUTS, REPORTS, AGRICULTURAL MARKETING, COFFEE, HORTICULTURE, FAO, DRY SEASON, PERENNIAL CROPS, MALNUTRITION, COCONUT PALMS, PEST MANAGEMENT, CROP LOSSES, DAM, WEEDS, EXPORT CROPS, DEGRADATION, GROWING SEASON, CORN, PALMS, FARM, FOOD CROPS, RA, OILSEEDS, FLOOD CONTROL, SWEET POTATOES, CLIMATIC ZONES, CASSAVA MOSAIC VIRUS, YIELDS, SOIL FERTILITY, STARCH, GRAIN, COTTON YIELDS, SEED PRODUCERS, HARVESTS, POOR HOUSEHOLDS, CGIAR, GARLIC, POULTRY, RURAL PRODUCERS, POOR SOIL FERTILITY, COTTON PRODUCTION, CROPPING PATTERNS, FARMER, COCONUTS, CROPLAND, AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION, INSECT PESTS, ROOT CROPS, ANIMALS, COWPEAS, PLANTING, AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION, TOMATOES, TILLING, CIMMYT, PLANNING, GREEN BEANS, TREES, AGRICULTURAL OUTPUT, PLANS, COCONUT, BIOMASS, MAIZE, CROP INSURANCE, CLIMATIC CONDITIONS, PATHOGENS, AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES, ANIMAL DISEASES, CASH CROPS, COTTON PRICES, TREE CROPS, GINNERIES, AGRICULTURAL MARKETS, POPULATION GROWTH, GROUNDNUT, PRICE VOLATILITY, SESAME, SOIL EROSION, COMMERCIAL FARMERS, CROP PRODUCTION SYSTEMS, POTENTIAL YIELDS, HERBICIDES, FIELD WORK, FARMING, CONSUMER DEMAND, TOBACCO, SOYBEAN, FOOD PRODUCTION, PRODUCE, SEED VARIETIES, FOOD SECURITY, CROP PESTS, VEGETATION, TEA, AGRICULTURAL CROPS, AGRIBUSINESS, CASHEW NUTS, SMALL-SCALE FARMERS, MILLET, CROPPING, CROP SUBSTITUTION, SOWING, RICE PRODUCTION, INDICA, HARVESTING, FRUIT TREES, IRRI, FOOD IMPORTS, INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENTS, COTTON, GROUNDNUTS, POTATOES, SISAL, FARM STORAGE, PRODUCTION SYSTEMS, SUGARCANE, MANGO TREES, SEED SYSTEM, CASSAVA PRODUCTION, FUNGI, FARMS, BANANAS, CONTRACT FARMING, MEAT, GROWTH IN AGRICULTURE, PLANT DISEASE, APPLES, COOPERATIVES, WHEAT, SOILS, AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY, RICE, NURSERIES, CROP MANAGEMENT, SHADING, FARMING SYSTEMS, COMMODITY, PULSES, SEED COTTON, SUGAR,
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/09/25022137/mozambique-agricultural-sector-risk-assessment-risk-prioritization https://hdl.handle.net/10986/22748
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