Potato production in Mozambique registers 20% growth in the 2021-2022 agricultural campaign

The national production of potatoes recorded a 20% increase in the 2021-2022 agricultural season, causing potato production, at national level, to reach 57 thousand tons, with only 70 thousand tons being imported. At the beginning of the year, the President of the Republic, Filipe Nyusi, referred to the need to increase the production of potatoes, since it was one of the crops that registered the biggest increase in imports by the country. “Signs of an increase in production are already being felt in supply markets, such as the Zimpeto Wholesale Market, which has recorded a reduction in prices for the consumer”, said the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MADER). In this context, Filipe Nyusi paid, this Thursday, September 8, a visit to Massingir Citrus, a company that explores around 80 hectares for the production of reno potato and with the possibility of starting citrus cultivation soon. On the occasion, the head of state stressed that “it is often said that ...