Mozambique: Government guarantees issuance of phytosanitary certificates for pigeon peas export

The Mozambican Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Celso Correia, assured that the issuance of phytosanitary certificates for the export of pigeon peas has resumed, a document that had not been issued for around three months due to the high level of forgery. According to the government official, all certificates are issued by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MADER) and there is no longer any type of block on exporting to India. “We don’t want companies to continue issuing fake certificates, because we run the risk of being banned from international markets.” “Traders can export their production, and we are working to unblock any barriers that may arise. Therefore, we see no reason for activities to be paralyzed”, he explained. On Thursday, November 9, during the Economic Briefing, the president of the Confederation of Economic Associations (CTA) of Mozambique, Agostinho Vuma, asked the intervention of the President of the Republic, Filipe Nyusi, to ...