Mozambique, the only Lusophone countrycovered in the agribusiness indicators initiative, has had aturbulent history since independence. Civil unrest over some20 years and frequent drought in southern Mozambique,coupled with floods near the many waterways that transectthe country (mainly east-west), have inhibited anagricultural transformation. Even so, Mozambique could be aregional breadbasket. The country has much potentiallyusable arable land, along with access to river water forirrigation in many agricultural production zones,particularly in central and northern Mozambique. Sesame,pigeon peas, and cashew exports are significant and rising,not to mention exports of industrial crops such as cotton,leaf tobacco, and sugarcane, yet production of grain andmost other food crops remains stagnant. Irrigated area isway below what is possible and needed to increase yields andtotal agricultural output.
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