The Zambézia Coastal Livelihood Zone (LZ13a) covers administrative posts of the coastal districts of Zambézia Province, from Pebane on the border with Nampula Province, to Inhassunge, on the north of the River Zambezi delta. It includes posts in the districts of Pebane Nicoadala, Namacurra, and Maganja da Costa and Inhassunge. The urban economy of Quelimane city (LZ13b) has little in common with rural and fishing economies of the rest of the coast, so it is not covered by this profile.
This profile describes the household economy of the population living close to the coast, i.e. the fishing/agricultural economy.
The information refers to mid-March 2006 to mid-March 2007, a fairly good year for food security by local standards. Provided there are no fundamental and rapid shifts in the economy, this profile should remain valid for about five years (i.e., until 2013).