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Mozambique faces a deepening crisis as communities struggle with widespread food insecurity following devastating floods that swept through the country from late 2025 into early 2026. The disaster destroyed farmland across multiple provinces including Gaza, Maputo, and Inhambane, affecting hundreds of thousands of farmers and displacing countless families who depended on agricultural production for survival.
The initial destruction of crops and livestock has been compounded by secondary effects that continue to impact food availability. Damaged transportation infrastructure has made it difficult to move food from remaining supply sources to affected areas, while simultaneously driving up the costs of fuel and delivery. According to agricultural authorities, approximately 275,000 hectares of farmland were damaged, threatening the livelihoods of over 310,000 farming families who previously relied on their own harvests to sustain themselves and generate income.
With local food production severely reduced and supply routes disrupted, market prices for basic goods have increased substantially. For vulnerable families already weakened by a previous drought, the combination of lost harvests and inflated prices has created a severe humanitarian emergency. Residents report having little choice but to purchase increasingly expensive food from markets, depleting limited savings and pushing many deeper into food insecurity as they wait for recovery efforts to restore agricultural capacity.
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Originally reported by Aljazeera →
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