The President of Belarus said on Tuesday in Harare (Zimbabwe) that his country intends to invest in Mozambique's agricultural potential, according to the Belarusian state agency BELTA, quoted today by the Visão portal. Alexander Lukashenko said that "Mozambique is the largest country in the neighborhood with a coastline of a thousand kilometers and is an agricultural country, which...
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Mozambique and Kenya want to invest in agricultural processing
The presidents of Mozambique and Kenya announced today that they want to prioritize value-added agricultural processing in the tea, sugar and coffee sectors. William Ruto and Filipe Nyusi met on Thursday in Dakar, the capital of Senegal, on the sidelines of the African Food Summit. The joint intention to focus on processing in some agricultural sectors was...
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ADB mobilizes $10 billion for food production in Africa
The president of the African Development Bank (AfDB) announced today that it will allocate 10 billion dollars over the next five years to boost food production, through specific programs designed for each country. "The AfDB Group is committing 10 billion dollars over the next five years to boost efforts to...
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Ukraine: First Russian fertilizers for Africa after sanctions arrive in Mozambique
The first batch of 20,000 tons of Russian fertilizer destined for Africa, negotiated with the UN after the sanctions imposed because of the war in Ukraine, is being unloaded at the port of Beira, Mozambique. "We are in the process of unloading the ship MV Greenwich" with 20,400 tons of fertilizer that "is destined for...
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Flooding affects about 30 hectares of agricultural fields in Gaza
Around 30 hectares of agricultural fields with maize are flooded in the district of Chibuto, in Gaza province, due to flooding in the Limpopo River. The situation is due to the discharges being made at the Massingir dam and close to 19,000 people could be affected by the floods. The situation is caused by...
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Gaza will have a new cashew nut factory valued at One million dollars
The government of Gaza province, in the south of the country, has announced the construction of a new cashew nut processing plant in July, which is estimated to cost one million dollars. "The population is being mobilized to plant cashews in order to feed our industries, since we have a lot of potential...
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Rising flow of the Incomati River in the south of the country destroys 800 hectares of crops
The rise in the flow of the Incomáti River due to the opening of floodgates in the main dams in Mozambique's neighboring countries has caused the destruction of around 800 hectares of various crops in the Manhiça district. According to the Manhiça district administrator, the crops destroyed include maize, manioc, beans and potatoes...
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Authorities predict long period without precipitation from January to March
The southern and central regions of the country will experience long periods without rain from January to March, despite the occurrence of "la niña", a phenomenon that influences the climate and leads to above-normal rainfall. According to the National Institute of Meteorology (INAM), quoted by the newspaper Notícias, this update of the seasonal climate forecast was drawn up on the basis of initial...
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First shipment of Russian fertilizers arrives this Saturday in Mozambique
A cargo ship carrying the first batch of Russian fertilizers for Africa will arrive at the Mozambican port of Beira before the end of the year, after being forced to make a technical stopover in South Africa due to bad weather. According to the port authorities in the South African city of Port Elizabeth, the MV Greenwich had to dock...
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Mozambique and Brazil sign an agreement for cooperation in the agricultural sector
The Brazilian Chamber of Commerce and the Mozambican Chamber of Commerce signed a cooperation agreement in the agricultural sector a few days ago in Maputo, with the aim of transferring technology from Brazil to Mozambique for the development of agriculture. Hipólito Hamela, economic advisor to the Mozambican Chamber of Commerce, said that in addition to...