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Pedro Dzucula - National Director of Agriculture and Silviculture on behalf of the Mozambican Government’s Ministry of Agriculture, formally opening the meeting. [Photo: Twitter / @andyheald]
The NGP 2019 Meeting and Encounter, taking place in Maputo, Mozambique, from 18 to 20 November, will build on the 2018 Uganda study tour ‘Plantations for Africa’s prosperity’. This year’s Encounter will be dedicated to further understanding how landscapes approaches and communities development can evolve hand-in-hand, using innovative perspectives, collaborative processes and social engagement tools in order to support a better and more sustainable business for everyone involved. [You may access the detailed programme HERE]
Investing in African greenfield plantation forestry has been described as like “going on a difficult journey without a map”. As NGP highlighted in its Documentary, Africa is already facing a timber deficit, and, as its remaining forests are becoming increasingly degraded, plantations can bring people living in these landscapes the hope for a better future. There are significant challenges to establishing financially and socially viable plantations, at scale, but, encouragingly, a diverse range of people are working to overcome these challenges, such as in the Portucel Moçambique’s project.
African plantation forestry will only be successful if is inclusive, supported and recognized as a shared valued and sustained approach by its wide groups of stakeholders. This Encounter will bring many of them together – join us, and share your knowledge and experience in the movement towards Africa’s social prosperity and landscape’s resilience.
Great slides from Harrison – Africa has 17% of global forest cover but global (economic) value share is 2.8% #NGP2019 pic.twitter.com/KGOsLP8sit
— Andrew Heald (@andyheald) November 19, 2019
Joao Lé – 3 main issues for Portucel in Mozambique – Transparency in operations – creating shared value with local communities – logistics and infrastructure #NGP2019 pic.twitter.com/bD4BgQisee
— Andrew Heald (@andyheald) November 19, 2019
Panel of African forestry companies discussing challenges and opportunities from Ghana, Uganda, Mozambique and South Africa #NGP2019 pic.twitter.com/Fqn486RoiV
— Candice Taylor (@Spookasem_CT) November 19, 2019
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