The report states that the province’s total production rose to 12.65 billion meticais last year, up from 11 billion meticais in 2011.
The report was delivered to the President by Niassa's governor, David Malizane, during an extraordinary meeting of the provincial government in the city of Lichinga.
Malizane pointed out that food production grew by seven per cent, from 991,183 tonnes in 2011 to 1,062,000 tonnes last year.
He added that maintenance work was carried out on 3,041 kilometres of road, which he admitted was below the plan of 3,241 kilometres. Work was also concluded on three bridges, 15 culverts, 97 aqueducts and 32 walls to combat erosion.
According to the governor, the provincial administration exceeded its target for water provision, with the construction of 79 mechanised boreholes compared with only 60 under the plan. In addition, 94 water fountains were renovated compared with a plan of just twenty.
As a result, the coverage in the urban areas of Lichinga and Cuamba rose to 24 per cent with 15 hours of distribution per day, compared with 22 per cent coverage for 14 hours a day.
Malizane added that there has been an increase in the coverage for the electricity supply and mobile phone network.
He also stated that there has been an improvement in the health sector resulting in the reduction of maternal deaths, an increase in the access to basic health services and an increase in the number of HIV positive people receiving lifesaving anti-retroviral treatment
The governor added that there has been a growth in the school network and higher education institutes have been opened.
The President is spending this week touring Niassa province as part of his “open and inclusive presidency”.
On Monday, President Guebuza led a ceremony to mark the 40th anniversary of the death of the national hero Francisco Orlando Magumbwe in his birthplace in Messumba.
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