The Northern Integrated Development Agency (ADIN) and MozParks Holding recently signed a memorandum of understanding to accelerate industrialization in the provinces of Cabo Delgado, Nampula, and Niassa through the creation of an integrated network of industrial parks and logistics zones.
The project, named Parques do Norte, aims to leverage the potential of the extractive industry to promote employment, attract investment, and strengthen local value chains.
According to an official statement from MozParks, the central goal of the initiative is to transform northern Mozambique into a competitive hub for industrial development, ensuring that the economic benefits of large projects are rooted in local communities.
“Parques do Norte is a decisive step in unlocking the potential of northern Mozambique, creating supplier hubs that will generate jobs and attract long-term investment,” said Onório Manuel, CEO of MozParks.
Under this partnership, ADIN has committed to providing technical and institutional support to MozParks in implementing industrial parks and business villages for SMEs, located around anchor projects in the energy, mining, and agribusiness sectors. These spaces will offer vocational training, internships, and youth-oriented entrepreneurship programs, aiming to integrate small and medium-sized enterprises into the value chains of major investments.
ADIN’s president, Jacinto Loureiro, emphasized that this collaboration strengthens the joint efforts of two entities with local roots. “MozParks is a Mozambican organization, just like ADIN, and its mission is to promote economic development. By working together, we can achieve much more for the benefit of the population and the regional private sector,” he said.
Cabo Delgado has already taken initial steps under this plan through the Cabo Delgado Parks project, a partnership between the Provincial Government and MozParks that foresees the implementation of six industrial parks to host suppliers, service providers, and processors linked to major extractive projects.
To ensure industrial organization and inclusion, a new provincial legal framework has been approved, requiring extractive industry suppliers to operate within authorized parks or logistics bases. According to MozParks, this requirement ensures that operators work in structured environments with adequate infrastructure, security, shared services, and coordinated management—factors considered crucial for investment sustainability.
MozParks, the company responsible for developing and managing Sustainable Economic Zones in Mozambique, currently operates in Beluluane (Maputo Province) and Topuito (Nampula Province), having attracted over 70 companies from 18 countries, generated income for more than 120,000 people, and secured investments of around $4 billion (249.6 billion meticais).
Source: Diário Económico
