Thursday, 14 June 2007

Mozambique says farm support plan to boost food output

(Reuters) - Mozambique's government on Wednesday launched a $50 million agricultural subsidy programme designed to raise the southern African nation's food production and cut its dependency on imports and humanitarian aid.

"We are banking on improved seeds, fertilizer and crop rotation to produce enough food for Mozambicans by 2014," Jose Gaspar, the national director of Mozamibique's Agriculture Extensions programme, said.


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