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Aid for poultry producers in Mozambique
The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) will give 11,120 metric tons
of wheat to TechnoServe, a private voluntary organisation, for use in
Mozambique.
TechnoServe will sell the wheat and use the proceeds to help
poultry farmers expand their capacity through technical assistance and training,
including training for large-scale producers in poultry production, quality
certification, factory management, bio-security and disease
prevention.
Additionally, TechnoServe will assist government
ministries in improving analysis of policy, regulatory and administrative issues
facing poultry industry competitiveness. The proceeds from the sale of the wheat
will also be used to assist with a media advertising campaign to promote
improved market access for domestic poultry.
The Food for Progress
program provides for donations of agricultural commodities to needy countries to
encourage economic or agricultural reforms that foster free enterprise. This
year, the
USDA
expects to donate 560,000 tons of US commodities to 28 countries under Food for
Progress.
Editor WorldPoultry
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