The Mozambican government, through the Ministry of Science, Technology and Higher Education, is calling on society to invest in agro-processing as a way of making full use of the agricultural products of the communities..

The challenge was launched this Thursday (22) in Maputo by the Minister of Science, Technology and Higher Education (MCTES), Daniel Nivagara, during the VII National Seminar for the Dissemination and Awards Gala of Agro-Processing Innovations.

According to the government official, agro-processing is strategic for the country's sustainable development, stressing that Mozambique has immense agricultural potential for vegetables, cereals, legumes, roots and tubers, among other crops.

"The processing of agricultural products represents a great opportunity to create employment, reduce poverty, and increase food security, especially in rural areas," added the minister, pointing out that most of the production is consumed in sections, without the processing to meet needs in times of scarcity, so that much of the processed food continues to be imported.

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