Mozambique: Nyusi Calls for Mozambique to Become Major Food Producer

Mocuba — Mozambican President Filipe Nyusi argued on Friday that Mozambique enjoys all the necessary conditions to cease being a mere consumer of agricultural produce and to become a major producer.

Speaking at the first National Forum on Agricultural Marketing, held in Mocuba, in the central province of Zambezia, Nyusi called for changes in the way crops are marketed. He said the current marketing model is essentially reactive, without the capacity to respond pro-actively to the expectations of the Mozambican population. It did not contribute towards an agriculture that rose to meet the country's agro-ecological potential

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