12 August 2008
Maputo — Mozambique's Minister of Science and Technology, Venancio Massingue, reiterated at the weekend the government's call for the country's programmes and projects to be designed in such way to have a positive impact on the life of communities.
Speaking during the closing ceremony of a Coordinating Council of his ministry, Massingue said these programmes and projects must also have an impact on the various development initiatives across the country.
"Debates here have stressed the need to develop an active science, aimed at responding to the people's immediate needs, based on applied research, development of applications and extension, and also designed to solve long term problems", said Massingue.
The meeting, he added, had stressed the need for science and technology to ensure that these developments are inclusive, in order to empower rural and peri-urban communities.
"In this context, it was recommended that we should speed up strengthening of the existing research institutions, particularly those related to agricultural production and agro-processing, because of their potential to contribute to the success of the green revolution, the creation of jobs, generation of income, and mitigation of the food and energy crises", he said.
Massingue urged Mozambican scientists to seize the opportunity to develop their work in the country, and help the authorities avoid exclusive dependence on assessments made by foreigners.
He also encouraged research institutions to develop partnerships for the implementation of their projects, and take advantage of the existing human resources, including Mozambican scientists living abroad.
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