Maputo, 11 Jun (AIM) – Mozambican President Filipe Nyusi inaugurated on Monday, in Mapinhane administrative post, in the southern province of Inhambane, an Integrated Technology Transfer Center, which aims at boosting agricultural productivity in the country.
According to the President, speaking at the event, the center is an important component in the government’s overall vision of transforming agriculture.
“Aware of the challenge of low productivity, the government is constantly and tirelessly working to make a set of solutions viable. And this is one of them”, he said.
The centre, said Nyusi, will allow producers to increase their production in a small space and without much physical effort.
“What we are doing here is precisely so that in the space of one hectare where they currently produce one and a half tonnes, they can produce more and with little sacrifice. The importance of research to increase productivity in different parts of the country is part of the Sustenta project”, he said. (Sustenta is the government’s flagship agricultural modernization policy).
Nyusi said that cassava, for example, must resist and grow fast. “We are doing great research into cassava. But others have also carried out studies, for example, on cashew nuts. Inhambane went through a phase in which it was convinced that it didn’t produce many cashew nuts, but soil studies helped it to invest in cashew production in some districts”, he said.
According to Nyusi, the agricultural sector is the mainstay of employment and a determining factor in the economy of most Mozambicans. Despite the adversities that continue to influence the 2023-2024 campaign, in particular the El Niño phenomenon, which is resulting in severe drought, “this sector continues to play a key role in economic growth.”
(AIM)
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