Finland boosts Mozambican development project
Finland has granted over $6 million to support the development of the central Mozambican province of Zambezia over the 2006-2010 period.
A press release from the Finnish embassy said the programme was part of the Finnish support for Mozambican agricultural and rural development.
The latest project will finance activities that contribute to poverty reduction, with particular emphasis on women, and the sustainable management of natural resources.
It will also develop rural businesses through the processing and marketing of crops.
The first phase of the project will focus on Mocuba district in the heart of Zambezia, and will be later expanded to neighbouring districts.
The release added that as part of a policy to transfer know-how to local communities, the project would be implemented in collaboration with the private sector and NGOs.
Source: African News Dimension
