Securing water for food : World Hope impact evaluation : low-cost greenhouse farming in Mozambique

This report encompasses the monitoring and evaluation of the greenhouses installed in Mozambique’s Gaza and Maputo provinces. In June 2018, field visits and interviews were conducted with 47 users to assess the innovation and its associated benefits. Since 2015, 44 greenhouses have been built and 33 still were operational by the time of this study. Farmers benefit from directly growing crops at the greenhouses, buying seedlings from the greenhouses’ owners, and learning new farming technique. With the greenhouses, farmers can grow crops faster and all year round, using less water and fewer seeds. Crops and seedlings grown in the greenhouses are of better quality and have greater chances for survival, because the greenhouses protect the plants from weather variations and pests. Farmers had an overall positive attitude towards the greenhouses and 87 percent of those interviewed plan to continue using them.