Mozambique: Government defends the urgent participation of the private sector in the cashew industry

Published 2023년 6월 9일

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The Government of Mozambique, represented by the Secretary of State for Nampula province, Jaime Neto, has called for increased private sector involvement in the cashew industry to boost production and commercialization. Neto, standing in for the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Celso Correia, made this appeal at the inaugural National Meeting of Concertation of Actors in the Cashew Value Chain. The country relies heavily on cashew as a cash crop, with over 1.4 million small farmers contributing to its cultivation. The Government is focusing on resolving issues along the cashew value chain and has recently passed the Cashew Law to foster an environment for the fair promotion of the cashew agribusiness.

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The Government, through the Secretary of State for the province of Nampula, Jaime Neto, defended this Thursday, June 8th, the urgent involvement of the private sector in the cashew industry in the country, in order to increase the levels of production and commercialization of the product. Speaking at the opening ceremony of the first National Meeting of Concertation of Actors in the Cashew Value Chain in Mozambique, Jaime Neto, who was speaking on behalf of the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Celso Correia, explained that cashew is an important cash crop for the country and involves more than 1.4 million small farmers in its cultivation, helping to create jobs and increase income. “The participation of the private sector is crucial to catapult the promotion of cashew cultivation in the country. We need to create mechanisms to stimulate industry and develop our economy”, he said. According to the minister, it is important that the major problems existing around the ...

Source: Diarioeconomico