MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT Directorate of Economics

The Directorate of Economics of the Ministry of Agriculture maintains two publication series for research on food security issues. Publications under the Flash series are short (3-4 pages), carefully focused reports designated to provide timely research results on issues of great interest. Publications under the Research Paper series are designed to provide longer, more in-depth treatment of food security issues. The preparation of Flash reports and Research Reports, and their discussion with those who design and influence programs and policies in Mozambique, is an important step in the Directorate's overall analyses and planning mission. Comments and suggestion from interested users on reports under each of these series help identify additional questions for consideration in later data analyses and report writing, and in the design of further research activities. Users of these reports are encouraged to submit comments and inform us of ongoing information and analysis needs. The activities are funded through a collaborative agreement between United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) and MSU, with guidance from the Millennium Challenge Corporation. The survey data collection effort was conducted by MINAG/DE, with technical support of MSU, and funded by the Mozambican Millennium Challenge Account. The authors would like to express gratitude to their colleagues on the household survey team for the Trabalho do Inquérito Agrícola (TIA) in the Ministry of Agriculture, Directorate of Economics, Department of Statistics. The enumerators and the farm households gave their time and energy to collecting the information essential for understanding what is happening in the coconut zones, and the TIA team efficiently developed the database out of the survey effort. Thanks also go to Jigar Bhatt and David Amenyaw for their support and guidance for this research, and to the local MCA and MCC teams for their efforts. The views expressed herein do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the Development, Byron Reyes is a graduate student and research assistant, Raul Pitoro is a research analyst with MSU in Mozambique, and Ellen Payongayong is a survey specialist and research analyst with MSU in Mozambique. vi EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The Farmer Income Support project under the Millennium Challenge Compact for Mozambique is designed to reduce poverty and increase incomes in the coconut zones of Zambezia and Nampula Provinces. Coconut lethal-yellowing type disease (CLYD) has threatened livelihoods which rely on coconut trees to generate incomes and provide consumption goods. Burning diseased trees and planting new coconut …