Mozambique: Manica will export 400 tons of organic lychees to the European market

The province of Manica, in the center of the country, will this year export 400 tons of organic lychees to the European market, production that will be supplied by agricultural multinationals and family businesses, said this Tuesday, November 22, a government source. This year's export represents an increase of 40 tons compared to last year, for a market that needs another six thousand tons of that fruit, explained the governor of Manica, Francisca Tomás, highlighting the need to boost the family sector, which contributes with a considerable part of the production. “We continue with the challenge of giving the province of Manica the status of one of the largest producers and exporters of lychee”, said the minister at the launch, in Sussundenga, of the lychee marketing campaign. Francisca Tomás said that some multinationals in the agricultural chain are promoting the production of seedlings for small quantities and strengthening technical assistance, through state extension agents, ...