Rural households in central Mozambique face a complex web of interconnected shocks and stresses. Farming families struggle to adapt to these reoccurring crises and trends –– threatened by unstable markets; lack of access to finance; and climate-related challenges such as drought, flooding, cyclones, poor soil fertility, and emergent crop and livestock pests/diseases that cause annual losses of $790 million.

With seasonal rains often delayed for up to two months, variable weather patterns are the greatest risk in central Mozambique, making it difficult for families to plan and combat the threat of pests and disease. Between these shocks, ongoing stresses — such as unmanaged soil degradation and gender-based violence — limit household resilience. High rates of illness, resulting from poor access to clean water and sanitation, and intractable malnutrition due to pervasively low agricultural productivity perpetuate a cycle of poverty that is reinforced by climatic, economic, and social shocks. To address these challenges, USAID launched the $10.5 million Resilient Agricultural Markets Activity in the Beira Corridor (RAMA-BC), a Feed the Future initiative implemented by Land O’Lakes Venture37 from 2016 to 2022. The project focused on equitably improving agricultural productivity, profitability, and resiliency by increasing the adoption of climate-smart agriculture (CSA) technologies and practices. Read the report to learn about the impact of the activity.

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