Mozambican VET providers and stakeholders intensively exchange about cooperation and joint solutions in climate resilient agriculture
12-15 August 2025 – IP Nhamatanda
In the heart of the summer season, the partners of the Erasmus Plus project Vocational Excellence in Climate Resilient Agriculture in MOZambique (VECRA-MOZ) organized a four days’ workshop in Nhamatanda on multi stakeholder cooperation in vocational education and training (VET). The objective of the workshop was to strengthen and diversify active cooperation of VET providers with sector stakeholders, contributing to improving the continuous alignment of the education and training provision with needs of the labour market and promote employment opportunities. Thereby, the focus was on tailoring the cooperation with current and new stakeholders engaged in sustainable and climate-resilient agricultural practices and finding common solutions to practical challenges and skills issues.
In addition to the academic staff and management of the polytechnics of Nhamatanda and Nacala, and the Young Africa Vocational Training Centre, the workshop benefited from a strong participation from external stakeholders from the private sector, higher agriculture education, civil society organisations and local agricultural authorities.
In different settings, participants discussed concepts and their experiences related to reasons, conditions and approaches for cooperation between TVET providers and sector stakeholders, as well as various types of partnerships cooperation at different. During practical exercises and field visits to agricultural companies, participants identified joint approaches and solutions for challenges and practices in climate-resilient agriculture.
The workshop resulted in new joint initiatives, networks and roadmaps for strengthening and diversifying stakeholder cooperation with a specific focus on sustainable agriculture.
Why this project?
Mozambique is on the frontline of climate change. Recurring disasters, severe droughts, and unpredictable weather patterns threaten agricultural livelihoods, while businesses struggle to adapt. Without skilled professionals equipped to implement climate-resilient practices, the country’s agricultural sector faces an uncertain future.
We believe that the key to a sustainable and thriving rural economy lies in empowering young people with the right skills. By fostering vocational excellence in climate-resilient agriculture, we strengthen human and technical capacity, create employment opportunities, and build a workforce that actively contributes to sustainable food production and economic resilience.
