The Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (Agra) has made 28 million dollars available to support small farmers in Mozambique over the next five years, an official source announced during the official launch of Agra's strategy.

"For the third strategy, our investment is around 28 million dollars over five years, focused on supporting the competitiveness of micro and small companies so that they have the capacity to bring inputs into the hands of producers and also be able to sell production," said Paulo Mole, Agra's representative in Mozambique, quoted today by the local press.

According to the official, the money will be spent between 2023 and 2027, focusing on the country's main development corridors, including Nacala, Beira, Pemba, the Zambezi Valley, Lichinga and Maputo.

Quoted by Lusa, Paulo Mole also said that the initiative aims to encourage young people to set up their own companies and, consequently, to employ other young people in the agricultural sector.

"We're going to train small farmers in practices that enrich and fertilize the soil and in the use of improved seeds, thus making farming a source of income," said Mole.

For her part, the permanent secretary of the Ministry of Agriculture, Dércia Nhancale, said that the work coordinated with Agra has made it possible to train more than 2,000 rural entrepreneurs, covering more than 800,000 small farmers.