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Angola: Agriculture Institute Closes Project Financed By Eximbank
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Angola Press Agency (Luanda)
22 May 2008
Posted to the web 22 May 2008
Cela
Education minister António Burity da Silva announced last Tuesday at Kissanga Kungo locality, in Kwanza Sul Province´s Cela District, that the inauguration of the local High Institute ends the first phase of the education sector's project in the country, in a total of 20 schools, financed by the Eximbank of China.
The government official who was speaking at the inauguration of Cela Agriculture Institute, did not state the financial amount that was invested, but explained that they are projects which are not only part of the government's social programme, but are also in line with President José Eduardo dos Santos' concerns and plans to increase and improve the education network in the country.
These institutes, which have a technical scope, will have courses such as general agriculture, agriculture management, exploration of forest resources, cattle-raising and other animal production among others.
According to the minister, the institution is part of the Agriculture and Rural Development Ministry strategic process, since in the district there is the Aldeia Nova agricultural project for demobilised soldiers, as well as the artificial insemination laboratory, experimental station, medium-sized farms, among others.
Cela Medium Institute, built in a 12-month period by the Chinese company Camcom International, occupies an architectonic area of 6089 square meters with 15 classrooms, computer laboratories with internet for chemistry, physics, biology, as well as pavilions, workshop for repairing machines and agriculture mechanisation, experiments field and 16 houses for teachers.
It has a capacity to host 1,200 students, 350 of them as boarders.
For this year the institution has enrolled 216 students, as well as eleven Cuban teachers and 22 Angolans in basic courses (vegetables and animal production) and for secondary education in agriculture mechanisation, experiments field.
The project also includes 16 residences for teachers.
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Cela District is 250 kilometres away from Sumbe (Kwanza Sul´s chief town). It is a region with potential in agriculture, whose population is estimated at 615,238 residents.
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