The following request was made to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development: Mechanisms used for the disbursement of 240 million meticais in cotton subsidies earmarked by the government in May 2020 for the 2019/2020 campaign. The indicative reports on the disbursement of the cited amounts, destined for small farmers. y y n = 20 Yes No 1. Is there an official, who is designated to take and respond to information requests? X 2. Did the organisation reply within 21 days? X 3. Did the organisation respond to the request for information? X 4. Does the organisation publish their procedures for handling information requests? X 5. Did the organisation provide all of the requested information? X 6. Did the organisation provide written reasons for the refusal of information? X 7. Did the organisation disclose information about its operations, budgets, structure, etc. 8. Did the authority provide information without questioning the aims and motivations of the applicant? 9. Did the organisation acknowledge the request for information within 7 days? Partial Additional information We were informed that the document was received in the Minister’s Office. For his part, the minister dispatched it to the Cotton Institute. No further feedback was received. X There is some information available on the structure of the ministry. X 10. Was the information received clear and understandable? X Total score: 1/20 6. MINISTRY OF ECONOMY AND FINANCE CATEGORY 1: WEBSITE www.mef.gov.mz The Ministry of Economy and Finance has a relatively up-to-date website, which contains relevant information of public interest, about its organisational structure, the organisations that fall under it, the general accounts of State, as well as key oriented documents on national economic planning. Despite this information, the Ministry should improve the quality of the information made available, taking into account the fact that the reports – on the state’s debts and revenues, for example, are not available in greater detail. RETURN TO CONTENTS PAGE 92 MOZAMBIQUE CATEGORY 2: REQUEST FOR INFORMATION