Lucinda Emilio Contavida is a 24-year-old young entrepreneur. She is a native of Nacala and currently resides in Pemba City, where she runs a small restaurant and catering business. Lucinda entered the business world shortly after nishing her 1st Life Skills Course, preparing for Employment and Entrepreneurship, as part of…
TechnoServe through the WIN program participated for the first time in the annual Market Systems Symposium (“Market Systems Symposim”), 2022, organized by the Vikara Institute. This event is an excellent space for debate, learning and sharing of experiences from different communities acting globally in the area of Market Systems…
Catalisa continues to provide support and assistance to young people with business initiatives, with the aim of improving their personal income. The last newsletter edition showed that there are many young people with the capacity to create and manage successful businesses, with José Siconimoda winning the Best Business Plan Award…
In partnership with the private sector, the Catalisa project revives agricultural production in the Palma district, in partnership with the Veggie Basket, Financed by TotalEnergies and implemented by Technoserve. The province of Cabo Delgado has suffered from several terrorist attacks throughout the last few years, with greater emphasis on the…
TechnoServe Mozambique and the Government of Mozambique’s National Cashew Institute (INCAJU) hosted a conference in Maputo, Mozambique in December 2017, with the theme “Inputs for Growth.” The conference brought together various actors from the Mozambican cashew industry, including representatives from processors, producers, input and financial service providers, NGOs, United…
August 2017 The Aga Khan Foundation, one of the primary partners for implementation of MozaCajú, has posted a story highlighting the many successes of the project since its initiation in 2013. To read the full story on the AKF website, please click here.
September 2017 TechnoServe, Maria Ribeiro productions and MozaCajú present: “How to grow and process cashew nuts,” a film about cashew made possible through the support of EMAJU at the Maziotela plantation in Nampula, Mozambique.
March 2017 – International Women’s Day Cashew farming communities in northern Mozambique have been experiencing firsthand the important contributions that women can make when they are empowered to make a difference. Since 2014, MozaCajú, a USDA-funded project that supports production, processing, and marketing of cashew along the…
Increasingly, global consumers want to know about the origin of their food. Efficient, transparent supply chain management systems allow for the tracking of a product from harvest through transport, storage, processing, and commercialization. Information collected along the way helps to enhance supply-side management, mitigate risks to food safety, and facilitate…
January 2017 Throughout January to the end of the rainy season in February and March, Mozambican cashew farmers like Mariamo Agy and her husband Carlos Muekela are busy planting new cashew trees. Since 2014, MozaCajú has been working with cashew farmers to promote planting of new cashew…
