By Boris Ngounou
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With a total of 8,200 farming families, or 40,000 beneficiaries, the programme provides training on intelligent agriculture, enabling farmers to acquire methods for adapting to the new climate situation. The project also includes the introduction of new climate-resistant seeds, the strengthening of rural roads, the rehabilitation of irrigation and drainage infrastructure on a 2,000-hectare area, and the development of 1,050 hectares of land, which enabled Mozambique to produce 754,287 tonnes of vegetables in 2016, nearly half of which came from the southern regions of the country.
AfDB [African Development Bank] secures US$ 44 million in additional financing for resilient agriculture in Mozambique
In August 2018, the AfDB granted a loan of US$ 44 million for vegetable production and promotion in Mozambique. The government uses the funds to operate the irrigation system, manage water infrastructure, land and water resources for vegetable production throughout the year in southern Mozambique.
A vegetable processing unit with a capacity of 20 to 25 tonnes per day is being built as part of this financing and it is expected to be operational in June 2019. The factory will source vegetables from the producers to be washed, selected, graded, packed and stored. The unit is built in Xai Xai, on an area of 2,114 square metres, of which 400 square metres are for offices and warehouses. A total of 8,000 producers will thus benefit from new outlets for the sale of their products.
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