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China and Mozambique invest in the Zambezi Valley to make Chinese “grain store”, says researcher


Beijing, China, 21 July – Chinese and Mozambican governments want to make the Zambezi Valley region of Mozambique a centre for rice production for the Chinese market, which is faced with increased consumption and less and less arable land, says researcher Loro Horta, a specialist in relations between China and Portuguese-speaking African countries.

Noting that China’s interest in the region dates from 2006, Horta goes on to highlight the recent signs of political relations between Beijing and Maputo as a sign of Chinese interest in long term agricultural activity in Mozambique, a plan which Horta says is mutually beneficial, as long as it is well-planned and executed.

“If carried out with sensitivity, China’s agricultural plans could bring tremendous benefits for both sides,” says Horta, an East Timorese researcher based at Nanyang University in Singapore.

In an article published mid-July, Horta said that Chinese interest began at the start of the second quarter of 2006, when China, through the state-owned Exim Bank, granted Mozambique a loan of US$2 billion to build the Mpanda Nkua dam on the Zambezi, downstream from the Cahora Bassa dam.  [ more ]
 
 
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