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Wed, 04 Jun 2014 09:28 - Updated Wed, 04 Jun 2014 16:38 Agriculture Minister unveils rice farm in Longa commune - The minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Afonso Pedro Canga, unveiled on Tuesday the agro-industrial farm of rice in Longa commune in municipality in the southern .

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PHOTO: ANGOP/FOTO ARQUIVO 07h56 Culture The Long rice farm project, linked to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development Angola: Granada João defends and managed by Gesterra company, comprises a cultivatable area of 1.500 hectares, in spread of plastic arts a first phase, with a production of 1.700 tons of rice stocked and a staff of 300 people, including 30 Chinese citizens and 270 Angolans. 07h48 Culture Angola: Theatre Group invests in “We are here on behalf of the President of the Republic, José Eduardo dos Santos, to man's training inaugurate this agro-industrial farm, destined to produce rice in large scale”, said the 07h35 Culture minister. Angola: Plastic Artist Álvaro Macieira exhibits at Neto memorial Pedro Canga informed that the project, to produce annually 7000 tons of rice until 2016, is totally financed by the Angolan government, through a credit line of the 07h27 Culture Chinese Development Bank and it is part of a broad farming programme, aimed to Writer Manuel Rui releases new increase food production. novel on Tuesday

He stated that the project also aims to reduce the imports, generation of jobs, 07h16 Culture contribute to the diversification of the Angolan economy, creation of wealth, Angolan plastic artist Moisés Kuanza integration of population in communities in the productive process, among other dies benefits. + Minute to Minute » The official said that rice is the second most consumed cereal in Angola after maize, having into its low domestic production, the levels of imports of the product are very high, thus considering the rice cultivation a priority. Newsletter This priority, stressed Pedro Canga, must be both under the family and business agricultural exports, among other related areas. Get news in your email. Your email: On the occasion, Pedro Canga thanked the provincial governor of Cuando Cubango, Subscribe Higino Carneiro, for his commitment and monitoring in the project because it is the beginning of the development of the country. Know about our Commercial Contact The rice produced in that agro-industrial farm is being packed in bags of five, 10 and 25 kgs in a first phase and then in bags of 50 kgs in the second phase.

The act was witnessed by the governor Higino Carneiro, Secretary of State for Agriculture, Amaro Tati, olocal vice-governors for political affairs, social matters, technical and infrastructural services, Pedro Camelo, Ernesto Kiteculo and Joaquim Malitchi, respectively, MPs, directors and chieftains, among other guests.

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03/06/2014 13:35:04 Agriculture Minister unveils rice farm in Longa commune Menongue - The minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Afonso Pedro Canga, is since Tuesday morning in the southern Cuando Cubango province, where he is expected to inaugurate the agro-industrial farm of rice in Longa commune in Cuito Cuanavale municipality.

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