The Agribusiness Innovation Center of Mozambique : Developing Value Adding Market-led Post-harvest Processing Enterprises in Mozambique

Agriculture and fisheries are the main pillars of Mozambique's economy, having contributed in the last few years to more than 25 percent of the gross domestic product (GDP) and around 7 to 11 percentage points of the rate of economic growth. Agricultural development in Mozambique has been part of the government agenda because it is crucial to reducing poverty within rural zones. The long-term strategy for the agricultural sector in Mozambique focuses on improving food security and reducing poverty by supporting efforts of the smallholders, as well as the private sector, governmental agencies, and nongovernmental (NGO) agencies to improve agricultural productivity, agro-processing activities, and marketing, while sustainably exploiting natural resources. The agro-industrial sector is an important part of the agricultural sector as a whole; the food industries, beverages, and tobacco are estimated to account for about 70 percent of the overall structure of the manufacturing sector in Mozambique. Yet in Mozambique, processing activities are far behind opportunities offered by the potential diversified production. Instead of a vibrant private sector, which is considered a prerequisite for fostering economic growth and social development for poverty reduction, Mozambique has a poor agribusiness environment where most of the enterprises are micro and informal. As a result, it is still very difficult to invest in agriculture and agribusiness, to develop small and medium-size enterprises (SMEs), and consequently, to create new jobs. However, there is potential for many value chains to support increased post-harvest processing in Mozambique, such as horticulture, animal feed, oilseeds, and nuts.

Bibliographic Details

Main Authors:	Brethenoux, Julia, Costa, Carlos, Giddings, Steven, Olafsen, Ellen, Rebello, Mulweli, Thaller, Jim
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2013
Subjects:	ACCESS TO FINANCE, ACCESS TO MARKETS, ACTION PLAN, ADVOCACY ACTIVITIES, AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT, AGRICULTURAL GROWTH, AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION, AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS, AGRICULTURAL SECTOR, AGRICULTURE, AIC, ANIMAL FEED, APPROPRIATE TECHNOLOGY, ARTISAN, ASSET FINANCING, AVAILABILITY OF FINANCE, BACK-UP, BALANCE SHEET, BANK LOANS, BANKS, BARRIERS TO GROWTH, BEVERAGES, BRAND, BRANDS, BUSINESS ACTIVITIES, BUSINESS ASSOCIATIONS, BUSINESS CENTER, BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT, BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT SERVICES, BUSINESS ENABLING, BUSINESS ENABLING ENVIRONMENT, BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT, BUSINESS INCUBATION, BUSINESS INCUBATOR, BUSINESS INCUBATORS, BUSINESS INFORMATION, BUSINESS MANAGEMENT, BUSINESS MODEL, BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES, BUSINESS PLAN, BUSINESS PLANNING, BUSINESS TRAINING, CAPABILITY, CAPACITY BUILDING, CAPITAL REQUIREMENTS, CAPITAL STRUCTURE, CAPITAL ·ASSET, CAPITALS, CASHEW NUTS, CASHEWS, CATERING, COLLATERAL, COLLATERAL REQUIREMENTS, COMMERCE, COMMERCIAL LOAN, COMMERCIALIZATION, COMMODITIES, COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES, COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE, COMPETITIVENESS, COOPERATIVES, COPYRIGHT, CORRUPTION, DEVELOPMENT FINANCE, DEVELOPMENT FINANCE INSTITUTION, DISTRIBUTION SERVICES, DIVERSIFICATION, DOMESTIC MARKET, DOMESTIC MARKETS, E-MAIL, ECONOMIC ACTIVITY, ECONOMIC GROWTH, ELECTRICITY, EMPLOYMENT, ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT, ENTERPRISE SURVEY, ENTREPRENEUR, ENTREPRENEURIAL CAPACITY, ENTREPRENEURS, ENTREPRENEURSHIP, ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY, EQUIPMENT, EXPENDITURE, EXPORT OPPORTUNITIES, FACILITATION, FAIR, FAIR TRADE, FAMILIES, FARMER, FARMERS, FINANCIAL BURDEN, FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS, FINANCIAL PRODUCTS, FINANCIAL SELF-SUSTAINABILITY, FINANCIAL SERVICES, FINANCIAL SERVICES PROVIDERS, FINANCIAL SUSTAINABILITY, FINANCING SOURCES, FOOD INDUSTRIES, FOOD PRICES, FOOD PRODUCTION, FOOD PRODUCTS, FOOD SAFETY, FOOD SECURITY, FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT, GLOBAL COMPETITIVENESS, GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT, GROWTH POTENTIAL, GROWTH POTENTIALS, HAZARD, HIGH INTEREST RATES, HUMAN CAPITAL, ICT, IMPLEMENTATION STAGE, IMPORT DUTIES, INDUSTRIAL ENTERPRISES, INFORMATION ASYMMETRIES, INFORMATION SERVICES, INITIAL INVESTMENT, INNOVATION, INNOVATIONS, INPUT PROVIDERS, INSPECTION, INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY, INSTITUTIONAL SUPPORT, INTEREST RATES, INTERNATIONAL BANK, JOB CREATION, LACK OF ACCESS, LAND OWNERSHIP, LAWS, LEGISLATION, LIMITED ACCESS, LOAN, LOAN GUARANTEES, LOW-INCOME CONSUMERS, MACROECONOMIC STABILITY, MANUFACTURING, MARKET ACCESS, MARKET CONDITIONS, MARKET DEMAND, MARKET ENTRY, MARKET INFORMATION, MARKET OPPORTUNITIES, MARKET OPPORTUNITY, MARKET RESEARCH, MARKET SHARE, MARKETING, MATERIAL, MEDIUM ENTERPRISES, MICRO-FINANCE, MULTINATIONALS, NATURAL RESOURCES, NEEDS OF ENTREPRENEURS, NETWORKS, NEW BUSINESSES, NEW MARKET, NEW MARKETS, NEW PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT, NONALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES, NUTRITION, NUTS, PACKAGING, PACKING, PESTICIDES, PETROLEUM PRODUCTS, POLICY ENVIRONMENT, POOR ACCESS, PRICE COMPARISON, PRIVATE SECTOR, PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT, PRIVATE SECTORS, PROCUREMENT, PRODUCTION CAPACITY, PRODUCTIVITY, PROFIT MARGINS, PUBLIC RELATIONS, PURCHASING, R&D, REGULATORY ENVIRONMENT, RELEVANT MARKET, RESULT, RESULTS, RETAIL, RETURN ON INVESTMENT, RETURN ON INVESTMENTS, SALE, SALES, SALES SUPPORT, SATELLITE, SEED FUND, SERVICE PROVIDER, SITES, SMALL ENTERPRISES, SMALLHOLDERS, SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT, SPREAD, START-UP, START-UP COST, STORAGE FACILITIES, STORAGE SPACE, SUBSTITUTION, SUGAR, SUPERMARKET, SUPERMARKETS, SUPPLIER, SUPPLIERS, SUPPLY CHAIN, SUPPLY OF RAW MATERIALS, SURPLUS, TARGET MARKET, TARGETS, TEA, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, TECHNICAL SKILLS, TECHNICAL TRAINING, TELEPHONE, TELEPHONES, TIME FRAME, TRADE FLOWS, TRAINING CENTERS, TRANSPORT, TREASURY BILLS, TRUST FUNDS, UNION, URBAN AREAS, USES, VALUE CHAIN, VALUE CHAINS, WHOLESALE DISTRIBUTORS, WHOLESALERS, WORKING CAPITAL,
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/01/18806687/agribusiness-innovation-center-mozambique-developing-value-adding-market-led-post-harvest-processing-enterprises-mozambique https://hdl.handle.net/10986/17625
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