Chinese businessmen are planning to set up a sesame processing and export center near the Chongoene dock in Gaza, in the province of Ubei, in the People's Republic of China. The intention was expressed last Thursday in Xai-Xai by a delegation of Chinese businesspeople who are in Gaza as part of the visit of...
Category: Agriculture
PESOE: Government cuts agricultural sector budget for 2024
Mozambique will reduce the budget for the agricultural sector next year, compared to the volume it allocated this year. According to the proposed State Budget for 2024, being debated in Parliament, the sector will receive around 40.4 billion Meticais, which corresponds to 10.5% of the total...
FNDS provides 15 million dollars to finance agriculture in Zambezia
The National Fund for Sustainable Development (FNDS) will make 15 million dollars available to finance small and medium-sized companies operating in the agribusiness sector. The amount, which varies between 6 and 63 million meticais, is specifically aimed at those operating in the field of seed production and processing and cashew agro-processing. José...
Zambézia: Mocuba hosts Agribusiness Forum
On November 29 and 30, the city of Mocuba in Zambezia will host the 3rd edition of the Agribusiness, Innovation and Sustainable Development Forum. This is a reflection event that aims to find strategies for generating employment, involving young people in the agricultural value chain, climate resilience, from which...
Cabo Delgado: Agricultural inputs reach victims of terrorism in Palma
Part of the population of the administrative post of Quionga, in the district of Palma, Cabo Delgado, received agricultural inputs on Tuesday with a view to helping families who had been displaced by terrorist actions to continue farming and reduce their dependence on humanitarian support. This is an initiative of the wife of the governor of...
Manica plans to sell around 25,000 tons of lychee in the 2023 campaign
The province of Manica, in the center of the country, has set itself the target of selling 25,651 tons of lychee on the national and international markets. The target represents an increase of more than nine thousand tons, or 56.7% compared to the 2022 marketing year, when 16,367 tons were sold. The fruit is being produced in the districts...
Niassa plans to inaugurate plant to process beans, valued at three million dollars
Niassa province could have a new bean processing plant later this year. The enterprise is valued at three million dollars. According to Notícias, the owners of the enterprise, who have received financial support from the National Fund for Sustainable Development, have already purchased 80 tons of raw material. The factory will create 30...
Cabo Delgado: Farmers in the district of Palma complain about the lack of seed for the current campaign
Producers in the Palma district of Cabo Delgado, who are part of the families that returned to their areas of origin after the terrorist attacks, are complaining of a lack of seeds for the current agricultural campaign. The Director of the District Service for Economic Activities (SDAE) in Palma, Inssa Anssumane, made it known that at least...
Industrial food production expected to reach close to 40 billion meticais
Industrial food production in Mozambique is expected to reach almost 40 billion dollars by 2024, thanks to new factories coming on stream. Notícias writes that the impact of this increase in factories will be in the order of 3.7%. The data is contained in the supporting document for the Economic and Social Plan of the State Budget....
Investment Forum: Projects valued at 42 M$ arouse investor interest in Niassa
The African Development Bank (AfDB), Irish cooperation, Indonesia, Kenya and Tanzania are interested in establishing a partnership with Niassa's business community to implement the projects included in the portfolio of investment opportunities. This is a portfolio of projects mainly in the agribusiness sector, valued at around 42 million euros...