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The Mozambican Government plans to train at least 1,000 agribusiness entrepreneurs each year through an incubation programme expected to be launched later in 2026.
The initiative aims to transform agriculture into a more market-oriented activity capable of generating income, employment and new business opportunities.
Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Fisheries Roberto Mito Albino said the programme should involve the private sector and producer associations, rather than being limited to government structures.
“Our target is to incubate at least 1,000 entrepreneurs per year. That is the minimum, but we have the capacity to do more,” the minister said during the Seminar on Agribusiness Development in Mozambique.
According to the minister, financing alone is not enough to develop the agricultural sector. Producers and entrepreneurs also need knowledge and skills to turn agricultural production into sustainable businesses.
The Government is also working with GAPI to facilitate access to financing for producers, while maintaining the participation of commercial banks.
Roberto Mito Albino said more than 400 operations have already been financed during the first year of cooperation.
The Government also intends to strengthen producer associations and cooperatives by organising them around specific areas such as seed production, horticulture, rice, agricultural mechanisation and agricultural inputs.
According to the minister, the aim is to create groups of producers with common business interests who can work together and generate income across different value chains.
President of the National Federation of Farmers’ and Agricultural Producers’ Associations, Ângelo Cumaio, identified access to financing and the reduction of bureaucracy among the main concerns facing producers.
Portugal’s Ambassador to Mozambique, Jorge Monteiro, also called for a more modern and professional model of agricultural associations capable of improving small producers’ access to financing, technology, information and markets.
The Seminar on Agribusiness Development in Mozambique brought together representatives of the Government, private sector and cooperation partners to discuss ways of improving financing, producer organisation and the growth of agriculture-related businesses.
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