Zambézia: Province has more than 14 thousand tons of cereal reserves available for the next four months

The province of Zambézia, in central Mozambique, has an estimated food reserve of over 14,000 tonnes of cereals available, capable of supplying food for the next four months, the newspaper Notícias reported this Tuesday, 26 November. According to the Mozambique Cereal Institute (ICM), the latest survey carried out last September in the main districts of that province indicates the availability of corn, rice and beans, in addition to cash crops, such as sesame. According to the provincial delegate of the ICM in Zambézia province, Rosa Mandara, in terms of the agro-processing industry, there is also an availability of over 1,000 tonnes of various products. This quantity awaits processing and can be sold on the national market. The survey was carried out in the districts considered to be the largest producers of cereals, namely Mocuba, Alto Molócuè, Morrumbala, Mopela, Guruè, Molumbo, Milange and Lugela. According to the source, “from the interaction with the producers, they stated ...