Mozambique is on the way to becoming one of the largest macadamia producers
Macadamia Kernel
Mozambique
Published Sep 23, 2022
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The province of Niassa is being the scene of an investment in the culture of macadamia, called “Niassa Macadamia”, which currently operates in Lichinga an area of 1300 hectares, of which 14 hectares are already produced under the care of 200 small local farmers with service contracts.
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The province of Niassa is being the scene of an investment in the culture of macadamia, called “Niassa Macadamia”, which currently operates in Lichinga an area of 1300 hectares, of which 14 hectares are already producing under the care of 200 small local farmers. with service contracts. Thus, it is expected that the province of Niassa can be, in the medium term, the largest national producer of macadamia and, in this way, place the country in the group of the largest world exporters of this fruit rich in nutrients such as fiber, protein, potassium, phosphorus. , calcium, magnesium and vitamins. According to Notícias, in this program with small farmers, each one will have a cultivation area of ten hectares, which will allow many families to gain technical knowledge in the area of agriculture, allowing that, in eight years, the income of each one of them will reach a value of more than one million meticais per year. This will transform subsistence agriculture into commercial ...
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