Enhancing Traceability and Transparency for Sustainable Agriculture in Mozambique
- Fundação RESET
- Mar 14
- 2 min read
Sustainability and transparency in agricultural value chains are critical to ensuring long-term environmental conservation and economic stability. The UNECE initiative on traceability and transparency, alongside Mozambique’s Plano Estratégico de Desenvolvimento do Sector Agrário 2030 (PEDSA II), underscores the importance of traceable, responsible, and ethical agricultural practices. These frameworks focus on improving governance, environmental stewardship, and market access for agricultural products while promoting circular economy principles. Mozambique’s agricultural sector remains a pillar of economic growth, yet challenges such as limited infrastructure, low productivity, and vulnerability to climate change persist. Leveraging enhanced traceability systems and sustainable policies will be crucial for Mozambique to ensure agricultural competitiveness in the global market.
Key Findings
The UNECE framework emphasizes the role of digital innovations, blockchain, and traceability technologies in ensuring that agricultural supply chains meet sustainability requirements. Traceability initiatives facilitate accountability across the entire agricultural value chain, from production to consumer markets. This approach ensures compliance with environmental and labor standards, fosters consumer confidence, and improves market access for sustainable products. In Mozambique, enhancing traceability aligns with PEDSA II’s goals of modernizing agribusiness and improving integration into regional and global markets.
PEDSA II sets strategic priorities for sustainable agricultural development, focusing on productivity, resource management, agribusiness growth, and institutional capacity building. The strategy aims to improve food security, increase employment, and boost competitiveness in key agricultural sectors, including livestock, forestry, and fisheries. However, significant barriers such as limited financing, inadequate technological adoption, and market inefficiencies hinder agricultural transformation. Improved data collection, monitoring, and regulatory enforcement are essential for achieving PEDSA II’s objectives.
The intersection of traceability, sustainability, and economic growth is pivotal for Mozambique’s agribusiness sector. By adopting best practices from global sustainability standards, the country can enhance supply chain transparency and attract responsible investment. Ensuring that local producers comply with international certifications such as ISCC and regenerative agriculture standards will strengthen market positioning and reduce environmental impact. However, successful implementation requires collaboration among government agencies, private sector actors, and civil society.
Integrating traceability and transparency mechanisms into Mozambique’s agricultural sector is crucial for sustainable development. Strengthening regulatory frameworks, investing in digital solutions, and aligning policies with international sustainability standards will facilitate the country’s transition toward a more resilient and competitive agribusiness sector. PEDSA II, in conjunction with global initiatives such as UNECE’s traceability framework, provides a roadmap for achieving sustainable agricultural transformation.
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RESET Foundation is committed with the The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This article integrates key insights from UNECE’s traceability and transparency framework with Mozambique’s PEDSA II, highlighting the need for structured policies and sustainable agricultural transformation. The report is linked to several SDGs:
The SDG'sG's, also known as the Global Goals, were adopted by the United Nations in 2015 as a universal call to action to end poverty, protect the planet, and ensure that by 2030 all people enjoy peace and prosperity.
