Manica, Mozambique: Government intends to export 600 tons of lychee to the european market annually

The province of Manica, Central Mozambique, plans to export 600 tonnes of lychee per year to different European countries, reported the newspaper Notícias, this Wednesday, 20 November. According to the governor of the province, Francisca Tomás, “it is planned to export 600 tons of lychee per year to England, France, Spain, Italy and Germany, among other European countries.” To this end, the rehabilitation, expansion and modernization of infrastructures to support the production and processing of this fruit are among the various measures. The official, who was speaking in the village of Chitunga, administrative post of Mavonde, district of Manica, said that “in the current marketing campaign, around 490 tons will be exported, compared to 400 in the previous harvest, which represents an increase of 28.9 %.” To achieve these objectives, the governor highlighted the importance of public-private collaboration, with the purpose of increasingly promoting the cultivation of this ...