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A rice processing factory is to be opened in the northern Mozambican province of Cabo Delgado later this year, with construction being funded by the World Bank through a grant of two million US dollars.
The factory is in the village of Bilibiza in Quissanga district, which is the centre of one of the largest cereal producing regions in the province. The village is near a large lake which provides a permanent water supply.
According to Tuesday’s edition of the newspaper “O Pais”, the processing plant will be owned by a local association called United Brothers and is expected to begin operations in November. The association has already developed a brand and has a market for the rice. However, the plant may be forced to run at below the installed capacity until the market for its product is grown.
The project falls under the Mozambican government’s Conservation Areas for Biodiversity and Development Project, known as Mozbio.
Mozbio receives funds from the World Bank through its International Development Association (IDA) and the Global Environment Facility (GEF). One of its foci is preserving the Quirimbas National Park through creating alternative sources of income for the 160,000 people who live in the area and rely exclusively on natural resources.
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