In a firm address to Parliament, Mozambique’s Prime Minister, Benvinda Levi, reaffirmed on Wednesday, 28 May, the Executive’s unshakeable commitment to the agricultural sector, making it the central axis of current public policy.
During the question session to the Government, Levi highlighted that agricultural development is fundamental not only for ensuring food security but also as a mechanism for generating jobs and stimulating the national economy.
“Agricultural development and its entire value chain is one of the main priorities of our governance”, she said, as quoted by Revista Terra.
The Prime Minister announced that various actions are under way to boost both food crops and cash crops, with a focus on agribusiness and strengthening value chains. The priority falls on family farmers, considered a key part of the rural productive machinery.
“We have been promoting links between production centres and markets, as well as the integration of producers into the different value chains, especially family farmers, so that they improve their income and, consequently, raise their living standards”, she added.
Looking ahead to the 2024–2025 agricultural season, the Government is projecting ambitious targets: exceeding 3 million tonnes of cereals, producing 90,000 tonnes of pulses, more than 9.5 million tonnes of roots and tubers, 370,000 tonnes of oilseeds and 1.7 million tonnes of vegetables.
Levi noted that these objectives align with signs of economic recovery that can already be observed, and that the combination of greater agricultural productivity and institutional stability charts a clear route to easing the cost of living for the population:
“The normal functioning of State institutions and the resumption of economic activities, together with increased production and productivity in agriculture, lead us to believe that we are on the right path to continue easing the cost of living for Mozambicans.”
