Mozambique: Cost effective options for inclusive and sustainable development
In this policy brief, we present findings of a systematic evaluation and ranking of investment options for Mozambique’s agrifood system based on their cost-effectiveness in achieving multiple development outcomes, including agrifood gross domestic product (GDP) growth, agrifood job creation, poverty...
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International Food Policy Research Institute
2025
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| author | Aragie, Emerta A. Benfica, Rui Thurlow, James Xu, Valencia Wenqian Jones, Eleanor |
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| description | In this policy brief, we present findings of a systematic evaluation and ranking of investment options for Mozambique’s agrifood system based on their cost-effectiveness in achieving multiple development outcomes, including agrifood gross domestic product (GDP) growth, agrifood job creation, poverty reduction, declining undernourishment, and lowering diet deprivation. Additionally, the study assesses their environmental footprint, focusing on water consumption, land use, and emissions. In Mozambique, investments in small and medium enterprise (SME) processors and traders are identified as the most cost-effective means of enhancing social outcomes, such as poverty reduction and addressing undernourishment. They are also highly ranked in accelerating agrifood GDP and employment. Moreover, extension services for livestock and agronomy, rural road infrastructure, and post-harvest losses reduction are also highly ranked. However, many of these cost-effective investments come with relatively high environmental footprints, which highlight potential tradeoffs. The study further reveals shifts in the cost-effectiveness ranking of investment options over time and marginally so in the presence of extreme production shocks. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1785052025-12-04T02:07:49Z Mozambique: Cost effective options for inclusive and sustainable development Aragie, Emerta A. Benfica, Rui Thurlow, James Xu, Valencia Wenqian Jones, Eleanor agricultural sector sustainable development poverty nutrition environmental impact investment In this policy brief, we present findings of a systematic evaluation and ranking of investment options for Mozambique’s agrifood system based on their cost-effectiveness in achieving multiple development outcomes, including agrifood gross domestic product (GDP) growth, agrifood job creation, poverty reduction, declining undernourishment, and lowering diet deprivation. Additionally, the study assesses their environmental footprint, focusing on water consumption, land use, and emissions. In Mozambique, investments in small and medium enterprise (SME) processors and traders are identified as the most cost-effective means of enhancing social outcomes, such as poverty reduction and addressing undernourishment. They are also highly ranked in accelerating agrifood GDP and employment. Moreover, extension services for livestock and agronomy, rural road infrastructure, and post-harvest losses reduction are also highly ranked. However, many of these cost-effective investments come with relatively high environmental footprints, which highlight potential tradeoffs. The study further reveals shifts in the cost-effectiveness ranking of investment options over time and marginally so in the presence of extreme production shocks. 2025-12-03 2025-12-03T18:57:36Z 2025-12-03T18:57:36Z Brief https://hdl.handle.net/10568/178505 en Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Aragie, Emerta A.; Benfica, Rui; Thurlow, James; Xu, Valencia Wenqian; and Jones, Eleanor. 2025. Mozambique: Cost effective options for inclusive and sustainable development. Agrifood Investment Prioritization Country Series Brief 8. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/178505 |
| spellingShingle | agricultural sector sustainable development poverty nutrition environmental impact investment Aragie, Emerta A. Benfica, Rui Thurlow, James Xu, Valencia Wenqian Jones, Eleanor Mozambique: Cost effective options for inclusive and sustainable development |
| title | Mozambique: Cost effective options for inclusive and sustainable development |
| title_full | Mozambique: Cost effective options for inclusive and sustainable development |
| title_fullStr | Mozambique: Cost effective options for inclusive and sustainable development |
| title_full_unstemmed | Mozambique: Cost effective options for inclusive and sustainable development |
| title_short | Mozambique: Cost effective options for inclusive and sustainable development |
| title_sort | mozambique cost effective options for inclusive and sustainable development |
| topic | agricultural sector sustainable development poverty nutrition environmental impact investment |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/178505 |
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