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Sisal sector growing in Monapo, Mozambique
8:35 CAT | 15 Feb 2016
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The contribution of sisal to the economy of Monapo district in Nampula has grown significantly over the past three years, raising local communities’ quality of life, increasing job opportunities and access to clean water, electricity and health care.
The Monapo district is thought to be the largest sisal producer in Nampula province and the country as a whole, taking up 12,000 hectares of a total of 426,000 hectares of prepared land for the 2015/16 season.
According to Adelino Manuel, director of the District Office of Economic Activities in Monapo, sisal production has grown in the last three years, driven by higher product prices in the international market. The fibre currently sells for about US$850 a ton.
The rising price of sisal is partially due to the recent findings that the product has broad medicinal effects and can be used for manufacturing skin creams and other personal hygiene goods. But the commonest use of sisal is in the automotive industry, along with crafts which employ thousands of people across the globe.
Sisal cultivation In Monapo district is in the hands of three companies located in Jagaia, Ramiane and Mecucu, which together employ about 4,000 seasonal workers in the harvest and leaf-processing phases.
According to Manuel, the earnings for the country resulting from sisal derive for taxes and fees levied on companies in production, processing and export sectors. Little sisal is sold domestically, with only a small rope factory in Nacala.
Source: Jornal Notícias
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