Angola announced plans to produce over 6 million tons of grain by 2027

Published 2022년 12월 14일

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The Angolan government has approved an action plan for the PLANAGRAN program, with the goal of making Angola the largest grain producer in southern Africa by 2027. The program aims to produce over six million tons of grain annually, including wheat, rice, soybeans, and corn, and to provide farmers with income and promote competitiveness. The government plans to invest an average of US$670 million annually and an additional $471 million annually for infrastructure support. The implementation of the program will begin in the first quarter of 2023.

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If the ambitious national program is fully implemented, it will make Angola the largest African producer of grains, including wheat, in the southern region of the continent. On Monday, December 12, the Government of Angola approved the action plan for the PLANAGRAN program with ten areas that will allow the implementation of the domestic grain production program on a large scale, according to the portal www.jornaldeangola.ao. Angola wants to produce over six million tons of grain by 2027, projecting an average annual investment of US$670 million (€629 million) in wheat, rice, soybeans and corn, the Angolan government has announced. The PLANAGRAN action plan was approved at the second ordinary meeting of the Economic Commission of the Council of Ministers, chaired by the President of the Republic, Joano Lourenço. The program aims to guarantee the country's food security, provide farmers with income and promote competitiveness in order to turn Angola into the largest grain producer ...

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