PROJECT SPOTLIGHT

Resilient Agricultural Market Activities Beira Corridor

Boosting agricultural productivity and climate resilience
2016 – 2022

The Feed the Future Resilient Agricultural Markets Activity in the Beira Corridor (RAMA-BC) project, implemented by Land O’Lakes Venture37, promotes the adoption of sustainable, accessible, and affordable agricultural technologies and practices that helps Mozambique adapt to climate shocks and stresses.

RAMA-BC supports a “whole farm system” approach—that is, a thoughtful integration of the relationships between landscape, community, and family within a farm design and management plan. The project helps smallholder farmers boost climate resiliency, generate income, and increase on-farm diversification.

PROJECT FOCUS AREAS

1. Regenerative Agriculture

Many Mozambican farmers lack availability and access to quality inputs and extension services. RAMA-BC helps farmers reduce their need for expensive chemical inputs and enhance soil fertility using regenerative agriculture methods. When farmers adopt these practices, they get better harvests, safeguard against drought, and store more carbon in the soil.

2. Food Security & Nutrition

Women are critical to the agriculture sector in Mozambique, making up 63% of unskilled labor. Due to culturally upheld gender roles, they are also typically responsible for childrearing and household management. By focusing on women-managed crops, savings groups, nutrition, and gender-based violence awareness, RAMA-BC recognizes the importance of women to building a food-secure future.

3. Private Sector & Informal Markets

RAMA-BC links farmers with input markets, such as locally appropriate seed for high-value crops. The project also supports better farmer outputs by adding value to hardy root crops. By strengthening farmer-market linkages and encouraging food processing, both on-farm production, the activity boosts on-farm production and incomes.

COUNTRY CONTEXT

Mozambique

Mozambique faces compounding climate-related challenges, including drought, flooding, hurricanes, poor soil fertility, and emergent crop and livestock pests and diseases. RAMA-BC focuses on climate smart agriculture (CSA) to help Mozambican smallholder farmers meet these challenges.