7 November 2008
Luanda — The agricultural sector is expected to increase by over 20 % in 2009 due to the government's investments aimed at funding the creation and modernisation of infrastructures of assistance to agriculture, Friday here announced the minister of Planning, Ana Dias Lourenço.
"We aim for a two-digit goal, meaning over 20 percent. The government pledges is committed to the creation and modernisation of infrastructures for support to the agricultural sector", Ana Dias Lourenço told ANGOP after the presentation of the State Budget and National Plan for 2009, at the National Assembly.
The government's national plan, which was this Friday presented to MPs, defines food security as one of the goals, whose implementation will also depend on investments in fisheries and industry, she added.
Still in the farming sector, Ana Dias Lourenço quoted investments in the reconstruction of irrigated fields and research centres, as the main actions for the increase of revenues from farming and improving the quality of seeds.
With regards to the increase of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP), the Planning minister reaffirmed the implementation of tasks, in the light of the programme of rebuilding infrastructures and of re-launching the domestic economic activity, with view to reduce the dependence on the oil sector.
The government's plan foresees a GDP increase of11,8 %, supported by the non-oil sector, estimated at 15,98 %, depending on the dynamic of the sectors of civil engineering, industry, agriculture, trade and services, and the financial sector in particular.
With the implementation of the state budget and of the national plan, the government aims at to create 320,000 new direct and indirect jobs.
Concerning the state budget, the social sector continues taking the biggest share with 34,6 percent, followed by administration (general public services) with 29,2 percent and the economic sector with 14,7.
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