Mozambique aims to produce all its own rice by 2030

Mozambique must reduce its reliance on imported cereals, the government says, warning that current wheat and fertiliser shortages may result in price rises.

By 2030 Mozambique plans to produce all of its own rice, Agricultural Minister Celso Correia said on Monday.

It is one of several African nations reliant on wheat imports from Ukraine, now struggling as European nation enters its third week of conflict with Russian invaders.