The Mozambican and Italian governments on Thursday approved the first operational plan for the Rural Development Support Programme (PADR) for the central provinces of Manica and Sofala.The plan was approved in the Manica provincial capital, Chimoio, at a ceremony attended by Mozambique’s Deputy Minister of Agriculture, Antonio Limbau, the Manica provincial governor, Ana Comoane, and the Director of Cooperation at the Italian Embassy, Mariano Foti.According to Friday’s issue of the Beira daily paper “Diario de Mocambique”, under this programme four new agricultural and livestock processing industries will be set up in Sofala. There will be a pineapple processing unit in Chibabava district, and a tomato processing factory in Nhamatanda. A new sawmill and timber processing plant will be built in Gorongoa.There will also be a unit to produce bran for chicken feed, as part of a poultry production scheme.The PADR national coordinator, Sergio Muteia, said the programme has three components – institutional support, support for services linked to agriculture and support for micro, small and medium companies.Lines of credit, with preferential interest rates, have been set for small producers, in order to ensure that the programme reaches the goals outlined in the bilateral agreement.
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