The Italian government has allocated just under 16 million euros (22.8 million US dollars) to finance the Rural Development Support Programme (PADR) in the provinces of Manica and Sofala in central Mozambique.
The programme, which will be managed by Italian Development Cooperation, will be implemented shortly in the districts of Dondo, Nhamatanda, Chibabava, and Gorongosa in Sofala, and Gondola, Manica, Barue and Sussundenga in Manica. The spokesperson for the government of Sofala, Marina Karagianis, told the Beira newspaper “Diario de Mocambique” that the programme was one of the themes discussed at a session of the provincial government that ended last Friday. The government still needs clarification over some aspects of the programme so that it can enter the implementation phase. The programme will be operational from 2011 until 2013, and has the general objective of improving the income and the socio economic condition of the rural population in these provinces, focussing on the districts mentioned.The specific objectives of the programme include increasing competitiveness and productivity, as well as contributing to the reduction of poverty in rural areas through the sustainable management and exploitation of natural resources, which will give the districts a central role in the development process.The programme will strengthen micro, small and medium sized businesses that operate in the agricultural sector. It will offer financial and non-financial support and strengthen economic planning in the districts where community organisations and consultative councils play an important role.The initiative also proposes to enable the main stakeholders to increase the efficiency of agricultural institutions in the context of the economic development programme, strengthen agricultural public services and contribute to the sustainable management of natural resources.The programme’s beneficiaries will be micro, small and medium sized businesses in agriculture, livestock and forestry, producers associations, processors and traders, community organisations, and public institutions.
The programme, which will be managed by Italian Development Cooperation, will be implemented shortly in the districts of Dondo, Nhamatanda, Chibabava, and Gorongosa in Sofala, and Gondola, Manica, Barue and Sussundenga in Manica. The spokesperson for the government of Sofala, Marina Karagianis, told the Beira newspaper “Diario de Mocambique” that the programme was one of the themes discussed at a session of the provincial government that ended last Friday. The government still needs clarification over some aspects of the programme so that it can enter the implementation phase. The programme will be operational from 2011 until 2013, and has the general objective of improving the income and the socio economic condition of the rural population in these provinces, focussing on the districts mentioned.The specific objectives of the programme include increasing competitiveness and productivity, as well as contributing to the reduction of poverty in rural areas through the sustainable management and exploitation of natural resources, which will give the districts a central role in the development process.The programme will strengthen micro, small and medium sized businesses that operate in the agricultural sector. It will offer financial and non-financial support and strengthen economic planning in the districts where community organisations and consultative councils play an important role.The initiative also proposes to enable the main stakeholders to increase the efficiency of agricultural institutions in the context of the economic development programme, strengthen agricultural public services and contribute to the sustainable management of natural resources.The programme’s beneficiaries will be micro, small and medium sized businesses in agriculture, livestock and forestry, producers associations, processors and traders, community organisations, and public institutions.
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