Lack of domestic packaging industry inflates food prices in Mozambique

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Lack of domestic packaging industry inflates food prices in Mozambique

11:52 CAT | 21 Jun 2018

O País

A study by Gain reveals that the absence of a strong domestic packaging industry has contributed to price increases in Mozambique, with the cost of imported packaging reaching US$100 million dollars in 2016.

The study was presented in Maputo yesterday at a round table on food value chain systems, held with the aim stimulating the growth of the local packaging industry.

According to data from the Ministry of Industry and Commerce and the National Institute of Statistics, Mozambique has 71 packaging companies, of which two-thirds are located in the city and province of Maputo.

According to the Gain study, this provision does not satisfy market needs.

By Minelda Maússe

Source: O País