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15 December 2020, Mozambique - Seeds and tools distribution in Eráti district in Nampula Province using electronic vouchers. A beneficiary holds her cash voucher card as she waits to receive her seeds. Ongoing violence in Cabo Delgado has deteriorated the food insecurity situation in northern Mozambique that has disrupted the livelihoods of more than half a million people, who have had to leave behind almost all of their possessions, including crops and livestock assets. Between December 2020 and January 2021, FAO reached more than 14 000 families, using electronic cards to provide each family with access to credit to buy cereal and vegetable seeds and farming tools, guaranteeing that affected people can produce their own food and thus reducing their dependency.