Filipe Nyusi, on Wednesday, January 25, during the second edition of the Summit on Food in Africa, defended the allocation of more investments to catapult agriculture in rural areas, at the level of Africa in general, and Mozambique in particular.
Speaking during the high-level panel on the vision for growth in the areas of agriculture, regional integration, public-private partnerships, and developing success stories, the head of state stressed that major reforms must be made in the agriculture sector in order to give land tenure to women, as well as implement other measures to boost the economy.
Filipe Nyusi also pointed out the advances of the Integrated Agrarian Development Program (Sustenta), under implementation in the country since 2017, whose results are considered satisfactory.
In addition to Mozambique, the high-level panel included the heads of state and government of the Republic of Guinea Bissau, Democratic Congo, Central African Republic, Burundi, Morocco, Gabon, Comoros and Ethiopia.
Today, Thursday, January 26, discussions will focus on “agricultural growth and regional integration,” where African statesmen are expected to design strategies on how to accelerate food production and seek technologies for the transformation of African agriculture.
The second edition of the Summit on Food in Africa, under the theme “Feeding Africa: Food Sovereignty and Resilience”, has been taking place since Wednesday, January 25, in Dakar, the capital of Senegal.
