About 80 percent of the annual rainfall occurs from November to March. Economy of Mozambique is not well developed. Agriculture is Mozambique's major economic activity. The nation is a leading producer of cashews. Other important crops include coconuts, cotton, sugar cane, and cassava, a starchy root.
Some people catch fish and shrimp in the Indian Ocean.
Mozambique's economy depends partly on payments by neighboring countries for the use of railroads and port facilities. Maputo and Beira are the chief seaports. Coal is mined in central Mozambique. The Cahora Bassa Dam in the northwest produces electric power, much of which is transmitted to South Africa. Most of Mozambique's roads are unpaved.