Women farmers near a cashew farm in Nambiza Village in the Nampula province of Mozambique. Insecurity and climate crisisEven before COVID-19, small-scale farmers - who make up the majority of Mozambique's agricultural sector - were facing serious challenges. An FAO report from August 2021, however, found that just 4% of agricultural households (and 1% of non-agricultural households) had received any assistance. Back at the celebration of International Day of Rural Women, farmers exhibit their produce while others harvest food from the backyard garden of the union's branch. As Isidro Macaringue, an advocacy officer at UNAC, says: "Even though they had to work isolated from others or work in smaller groups because of COVID-19, farmers did not stop farming."

Source: The North Africa Journal November 13, 2021 15:11 UTC