More than 4 million small farmers set to benefit growing rice, sunflowers, sesame, soybeans and cotton on 1.5 hectare plots.
Lusofonia
IT and the oil and electricity sectors draw most Chinese interest; banking and automotive industries also flourishing.
Citizens from Brazil, Timor-Leste and Portuguese-speaking countries in Africa will be granted visa on request.
Mário Caetano João points to African republic’s 60 million hectares of arable land, and potential tariff deal with China.
World Bank promises US$400 million funding, Maputo appeals to China for additional assistance to shore up vital artery.
Project cost and completion date not revealed; result of environmental impact study still awaited.
Russia remains China’s top oil supplier, shipping 7.15 million tons in July, and 48.5 million tons since January.
Trends generally up, however Chinese imports from Portuguese-speaking countries down slightly to US$13 billion.
Strengthening of military equipment and technical cooperation in Mozambique part of plan to ‘strengthen solidarity and coordination’ between the two countries.
