Cash crops include cashew nuts, tea, sugar, sisal, maize, cotton, copra, oil seeds and some citrus fruit. Forestry is increasing in importance.
Fishing is both an important source of food and a vital export earner.
Mining operations produce coal, salt, bauxite gemstones and marble. Unfortunately, after the 2000 disaster, Mozambique has to call upon its aid donors once again to finance its present recovery. Mozambique is a member of the Southern African Development Conference. South Africa, the USA and Portugal are Mozambique's most important trading partners. Safari suits are advised for the hot season, while lightweight suits or jackets should be worn for the rest of the year.