ACAMOZ 2 - Support for cashew and macadamia value chains in Mozambique
Partners
Main goals
Contribute to improving the competitiveness of the cashew and macadamia value chains in Mozambique.
Specific objectives
SO1. Feed sectoral policies with innovative production, processing and marketing models that enable the improvement of the quality of kernels (cashew nuts and macadamia), while preserving the environment.
SO2. Promote agroecological cashew and macadamia production systems, zero deforestation, adapted to climate change
SO3. Strengthen the sustainable management of natural resources in the buffer zone of the Gilé National Park
SO4. Promote the integration of macadamia into coffee agroforestry systems (Montes Namuli, Gurué)
SO5. Contribute to improving the food security of producer families
SO6. Strengthen the importance of gender at the institutional level and in the field
Beneficiaries
- IAM,IP
- MADER (The Minister of Agriculture)
- PNAG (Gilé National Park)
- SDAE (Servico Distrital das Actividades Economicas)
- 3,000 households around the Gilé National Park (Zambezia Province) including 40% women
- Private macadamia companies and small macadamia & coffee producers from Gurué (Zambezia Province) and/or Niassa Province
- AICAJU (Association of Cashew Nut Processors in Mozambique)
- ACIANA (Association of Exporters in Mozambique)
- AMM (Association of Macadamia Producers in Mozambique)
Results
R1. Households around the PNAG, in the districts of Gilé and Pebane (Zambézia) adopt technical proposals that increase the resilience of their production systems, compatible with the preservation of the environment and ensuring them better income and food security.
R2. Macadamia production models adapted to household rationality are tested in the district of Gurué, the province of Zambézia and/or in the province of Niassa and feed into sectoral strategies.
R3. The governance of the nuts sector (cashew and macadamia) is strengthened by greater collaboration between value chain stakeholders and by the development of policies, strategies and tools that integrate the results of studies and pilot projects.
Activities
CASHEW VALUE CHAIN
A1. Extension of the cashew production valorization methodologies which were validated in the first phase of the project
A2. Consolidation of the 41 producer organizations established during the first phase of the project
A3. Co-construction, testing, validation and dissemination of production techniques that preserve the environment, improve household food security and are adapted to climate change
A4. Application of innovative models to increase the economic and environmental benefits of the local sale and processing of cashew nuts
A5. Strengthening sustainable management of natural resources in the buffer zone of Gilé National Park
MACADAMIA VALUE CHAIN
A6. Analysis of possible models of macadamia production systems, integrating the family sector
A7. Co-construction of models of integration of the family sector and the private sector in regions suitable for macadamia
A8. Implementation of the pilot experiment
PUBLIC POLICIES (CASHEW AND MACADAMIA)
A9. Strengthen the data collection and dissemination mechanism of the N’kalo market information system in Mozambique
A10. Contribute to the reflections of the IAM for the revision of its existing policies and strategies linked to the cashew sector as well as in supporting its reflections in the macadamia sector
A11. Development of research for agroecological intensification in the cashew value chain
A12. Support for operators in both value chains
Related documents
ACAMOZ 2 progress report from June to December 2023 - Support for the cashew and macadamia value chain in Mozambique
Methodology manual for group selling in producer groups and improving the quality of cashew nuts
Report on the Mozambican Macadamia Value Chain, assessment of its potential and recommendations to the IAM, IP
Relatório sobre a Cadeia de Valor da Macadâmia em Moçambique, avaliação do seu potencial e recomendações para o IAM, IP
Competitiveness of the cashew nut industry in Mozambique (English)
Competitiveness of the cashew nut industry in Mozambique (Portuguese)
Related people
Jean-Baptiste Roelens
Holder of a master Tropical environment and Biodiversity, he worked for 3 years in French Guyana, notably as forest ecology and soil science research officer at CIRAD. From 2008 to 2016 he worked at the WWF in Madagascar, France and Democratic Republic of Congo as Forest and Climate program manager. At WWF, he supported conservation, forest landscape restoration and REDD+ projects, he also conducted campaign and advocacy work on forest policies and energy infrastructure development. He joined Etc Terra - then nitidæ - in May 2016 as MOZBIO project manager around the Gilé national reserve in the Zambézia province in Mozambique.
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Charline de Rouvroy
Holder of a Master degree in agricultural management and territories (IAM Montpellier) and agricultural engineer, Charline joined Nitidæ team in May 2018. She brings her expertise in project management, agriculture in southern countries…
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Margaux Béringuier
Agricultural Engineer graduated from the “Institut des Régions Chaudes” from Montpellier Supagro School, specialized in the management of agricultural resources and rural development in the South, Margaux joined the Nitidæ Mozambique team in January 2019, bringing her field expertise to the diagnosis of agricultural dynamics and to the definition and implementation of support measures for producers in our Nitidæ intervention zones in Mozambique. Today, she manages the NAMULI project and the second component of the ACAMOZ II project in the macadamia sector
Avelino Armaldo Mavunja
Holder of a Technical University Diploma in Agriculture & value chain in Maputo, Avelino worked for nearly 9 years in the promotion of the cotton sector in Mozambique, then specialized in the marketing of agricultural products such as corn, soya, peas, milk before joining the team in March 2019. He worked as team manager in the MOZBIO and ACAMOZ projects until the end of 2023. Since 2024 he is the new coordinator of project on the cashew component, around the Gilé National Park in Zambezia, of the ACAMOZ 2 project.
Samuel Mitais
An agricultural engineer graduated from ENSAIA, he specialized in agricultural development in the South at the Institut des Régions Chaudes au Sud in Montpellier Supagro. Its areas of expertise are the understanding of agrarian dynamics, the socio-economic aspects and the techniques of production systems and more particularly on agroforestry. He has worked since 2021 as a technical assistant on the ACAMOZ project in Mozambique. Since 2024, he has been responsible for agronomy and research on the second phase of the ACAMOZ project, around the Gilé National Park
Palmira Marinho Gravata Vitória
Graduated in economics and education from the Pedagogical University of Mozambique, with 7 years of experience as an administrative assistant, since 2019 she has been responsible for administration, finance, human resources management and relations public.
Elcídio Sitoe
He has an intermediate degree in accounting and 3 years of experience as a human resources assistant, where he dealt with salaries, taxes, business creation, hiring foreign labor, payments and the classification
Aurélio Gerente Porta
Holder of a Technical University Diploma in agriculture, former technician on the MOZBIO project (2017-2019), he joined the team once again in May 2021 as an agricultural technician in the ACAMOZ 1 & 2 project in the community of Moneia (Gilé).
Herminio Estefen Duque
Holder of a Technical University Diploma in agriculture, he joined the team in May 2022. He worked as an agricultural technician in the ACAMOZ project in the community of Mamala (Gile). Since January 2024, he is still working as an agricultural technician in another region (Tomeia, Naburi) on the ACAMOZ 2 project.
Luís Tomé dos Santos
Holder of a Technical University Diploma in agriculture, he joined the team in October 2020, he started working as an agricultural technician in the ACAMOZ project in the community of Nicadine (Pebane). Since January 2024, he is still working as an agricultural technician in another region (Nanhope, Gilé) on the ACAMOZ 2 project.
Joao Raul Intata
Joao joined the team in October 2014 as driver of the REDD + pilot project then Mozbio, then ACAMOZ in Gilé
Bonifacio Armando Sousa
Bonifacio joined the team in January 2017 as Driver of the Mozbio project and then ACAMOZ in Gilé
Garrido da Silva Sulvai
Holder of a Technical University Diploma in agriculture, Garrido joined the team in October 2017 as an agricultural technician for the MOZBIO and ACAMOZ project in the community of Namurrua (Gilé). Since January 2024, he is still working as an agricultural technician in another region (Etaga, Pebane) on the ACAMOZ 2 project.
Dinis Francisco Augusto
Holder of a Technical University Diploma in agriculture, he joined the team in January 2017 as an agricultural technician for the Mozbio project in the community of Musseia, Pebane district. In January 2019, he worked as an agricultural technician in the ACAMOZ project in the community of Naburi (Pebane). And since January 2024, thanks to his expertise, he has become an agronomist and research assistant on the ACAMOZ 2 project, around the Gilé National Park.
Pedro João Suca
Holder of a Technical University Diploma in agriculture, he joined the team in February 2020 as an agricultural technician in the ACAMOZ project in the community of Malema (Pebane). Since January 2024, he has been the new M&E assistant for the ACAMOZ 2 project, for activities around the Gilé National Park.
Manuel Polana Lopes
Holder of a Technical University Diploma in agriculture, he joined the team in December 2016 as an agricultural technician for the MOZBIO then ACAMOZ project in the community of Mulela (Pebane). Since January 2024, he is still working as an agricultural technician on the ACAMOZ 2 project.
Fáusia Higino José
A graduate of the Agronomic Professional Institute of Gurué, Zambézia, Mozambique, she joined the Namuli Project team in October 2020. After working for three years as a field technician, she is now our new administrative assistant.
Filimonio Felizardo Jonasse
Filimonio is a graduate technician from the Agronomic Professional Institue of Gurué (Zambézie). A native of Mount Namuli, he has been working for the conservation of the mountain since 2018. In particular, he has worked to secure the land rights of local communities, during a land demarcation program between 2020 and 2022. Since January 2024 he has been the new coordinator and Monitoring and Evaluation assistant for the Namuli project
Dias Antovano
He is graduated in agronomy (specializing in plant health) from Cuba's "Angel Galanena" Polytechnic Institute of Agronomy in 1988. Before working for development projects on the link between agriculture and environmental conservation, he accumulated experience in the private sector, notably in the tea (production and processing), vegetable and cereal sectors, in Mozambique and abroad. He has been involved in the Mount Namuli conservation effort since 2016, working on a wide range of issues including securing land rights, coordinating community land management and development plans, and agricultural development
Manuel Uiliamo
Holder of a master's degree in Control and Automation Engineering from the University of Sidi Bell Abbes - Algeria with strong skills in global IT. His training allowed him to acquire an excellent knowledge of a variety of programming languages and the basics of industrial electricity. He is also a motivational content creator with basic knowledge in audiovisual editing. On the LUCCIA project in Mozambique he was able to provide his expertise in computer programming and spatial analysis. Since January 2024, he has been working on the ACAMOZ 2 project as GIS and IT Development manager.
Frédérique Montfort
Doctor of AgroParisTech in environmental sciences, she brings her expertise on the biodiversity component and on the degradation and restoration of forest landscapes. She joined N’Lab de Nitidæ in 2017 to carry out her thesis with the association, UR Forêts & Sociétés and UMR Tétis on the degradation and restoration of Miombo forest landscapes in Mozambique. She is currently conducting studies and technical support (capacity building, technology transfer) on various projects of the association
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Valéry Bourotte
Graduate Engineer Agronomist, Sustainable Agrifood and Agronomic Systems in the South (SAADS) of the Institut des Régions Chaudes (IRC) Montpellier SupAgro, he brings his expertise to the teams' methodological support on the diagnosis realization at the territory and plot scalesto co-construct projects with producers
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Tania Ricardo Muhave
She holds a bachelor's degree in agricultural engineering, a master's degree in rural development and management studies. Her main topic is gender mainstreaming in agricultural development, with a focus on women's empowerment, sustainable agricultural practices and community-based approaches to address challenges related to gender inequality in rural areas. She has over five years of experience working with rural communities.
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