The Government of Mozambique adopted a constitution in 1990;therefore, it has made great efforts to achieve agricultural growth. The present paper analyzes the agricultural productivity of Mozambique in the period 2007-2017, using data obtained from the national agricultural census of 2009-2010 and the National Statistical Institute. Cobb-Douglas production function was used to calculate the production elasticity's of the output determinants. Productivity estimates showed that northern area is the most productive in Mozambique, with Niassa province having the highest productivity. Human capital, fertilizer use, and livestock production are the determinants of productivity that have shown significant and positive elasticity's either within the province as well as between provinces
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