Farmers in Ancuabe have received various agricultural products including beans, maize, and sesame, alongside 1,453 hoes and 80 sprayers for farmer associations, announced Vali Momade, representing the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).
“Through self-funded means, the UNDP invested USD 311,000 to support 1,453 families with seeds and tools, which included 25 tons of certified seeds, 80 masks, and 40 scales for the associations,” stated the representative.
The criteria prioritized families that suffered losses due to disasters or attacks by non-state armed groups, those dependent on small-scale farming for their primary income, internally displaced individuals, repatriated persons, those affected by disasters or conflicts, and cases with histories of gender-based violence or high social vulnerability.
The financial assistance, aimed at purchasing these products, seeks to strengthen livelihoods, support agricultural production, and enhance the economic resilience of families affected by climatic shocks and displacements in Ancuabe district.
“The mapping of beneficiary families was conducted in advance based on eligibility criteria set by the Provincial Government, District Governments, and civil society representatives,” mentioned Amade.
In July, Cabo Delgado’s governor, Valige Taubo, highlighted that the UNDP had already invested over USD 50 million (EUR 43 million) in reconstructing more than 30 infrastructures destroyed in that province during rebel attacks since 2017.
The Armed Conflict Location & Event Data Project (ACLED) estimates that Mozambique’s Cabo Delgado province recorded 14 violent events between November 10 and 23, involving extremists from the Islamic State and resulting in 12 deaths.
According to the latest ACLED report, out of 2,270 recorded violent events since October 2017, when the armed insurgency began in Cabo Delgado, a total of 2,107 involved elements associated with the Islamic State Mozambique (ISM).
These attacks, over a span of just over eight years, have resulted in 6,341 deaths, as noted in the new report, including 12 victims reported over two weeks in November.
The first attack in Cabo Delgado was recorded on October 5, 2017, in the district of Mocímboa da Praia.
