For the materialization of these projects, the Mozambique and China Ministers of Science and Technology, namely Venâncio Massingue and Wan Gang, signed yesterday a cooperation agreement in this area.

Before signing the agreement, the two Ministers visited the lands where the infra-structures will be built. These projects will contribute for the development of agrarian sector and consequently, poverty reduction.

The centres will also serve to develop natural and animal sciences and create conditions for scientific sector innovation.
For the centre to be located in Umbeluzi the works shall start up at the beginning of the second semester of this current year. It will have specific laboratories of natural and biologic sciences, space for the plantation of several crops as well as for the development of aquaculture. For the Moamba Technologic Park, it is foreseen that until 2010 the first phase may have been completed.

At this stage the park and technological installations, residential, commercial and industrial areas may have been concluded.
In addition, Massingue said that for the materialization of these projects, Mozambique and China have been exchanging professional teams in order to assess the existing conditions in places where these projects will take place.

In turn, Wan Gang referred that the support to Mozambique will continue, the same way that that his country supported Mozambique during the struggle against colonialism. “We are going to continue giving assistance, by transmitting our experience of more than 30 years in the implementation of agrarian research with emphasis on the technological development”, he assured.

The indication of Moamba for the installation of Technological Park was the choice of the Governor in order to make use of the benefits of Maputo Corridor Development.

Source: Jornal Notícias Date: 22nd of January 2008