AGP Executive Report
Last update: 6 hours agoAgribusiness & Food Security: Mozambique secured $500m to fund PEDSA 2036 and MozAgriBiz, targeting staple crops (rice, maize, beans, potatoes) plus livestock and protein production (chickens, eggs, soybeans, cattle and goats), with World Bank disbursements in two phases. Rail & Logistics Reform: Transport and Logistics Minister João Matlombe opened consultations on new railway access regulations to attract private investment, improve transparency and competition, and strengthen rail–port interoperability and regional corridors. Hydropower Resilience: Gaza’s Massingir Dam needs about 6m meticais to restore vandalised electrical systems, with officials calling for stronger protection to safeguard the asset’s role in water supply, irrigation and flood control. Green Cities Investment: Italy plans €100m for Mozambique’s green cities, including water supply, park regeneration and recycling projects in Chimoio and Cabo Delgado, to be signed at a Mozambique–Italy business forum in early June. Regional Context—Energy & Industry: Separate coverage highlights Africa’s push for investment into energy and resilience, while xenophobia debates in South Africa underscore how labour and services pressures can spill into cross-border tensions affecting business confidence.
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