According to the President the focus of the government remains firmly on increasing agrarian productivity in the context of the struggle against poverty because it is in a symbiotic relationship with natural resources.
President Guebuza stressed this point at a ceremony in Maputo to launch the National Investment Plan for the Agrarian Sector (PNISA) which will be implemented over the period 2013 to 2017 at a cost of about 4 billion US dollars. The plan covers food production, market access, food security and nutrition.
“The importance of agriculture to our economy is underlined by the fact that about 88 per cent of households take part in this activity, which employs more than 81 per cent of the active population”, explained the President. He added that the agricultural sector forms about 25 per cent of Gross Domestic Product.
The plan has already received pledges worth 820 million dollars from the African Development Bank, World Bank, United States, European Union and Japan.
It will be implemented through private-public partnerships and engaging the local population. It will be monitored and evaluated using mechanisms set up by the government under the Economic and Social Plan (PES), Poverty Reduction Strategy (PARP) and Five Year Plan (PQG).
The launch ceremony was witnessed by the heads of diplomatic missions and staff from the agricultural sector.
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