Support to Mozambique’s SMEs in Investment Promotion

Maputo, Mozambique - 16-19 November 2015

Support to Mozambique’s SMEs in Investment Promotion

In the framework of the Technical Project “Support to Mozambique’s SMEs in Investment Promotion” focused on agribusiness, UNIDO ITPO Italy carried out an inception mission to Mozambique in order to open discussions with the Centre for the Promotion of Investments (CPI) and other key stakeholders involved in project implementation.

The mission paved the way for the activities scheduled to be carried out in 2016 such as projects promotion, roundtables and Country presentations, delegate programmes, ad hoc institutional incomings and trainings, and participation to international fairs. The project, funded by IMFAIC, aims to support the Mozambican Government in increasing local production and improving the competitiveness of Mozambique’s SMEs through technology transfers and investment promotion in agribusiness.

During the inception mission ITPO Italy staff organized and carried out a total of 30 bilateral meetings with institutional and private counterparts, 5 company visits and a visit to Maputo, Matola and the Economic Corridor of Beira, one of the 6 high potential development areas identified by the Mozambican Government to boost the Country’s growth within the next few years.

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Meeting with the representatives of the Beira Agricultural Growth Corridor - BAGC

Institutional meeting with Mateus Abelardo Americo Matusse – National Director of Industry at the Mozambican Ministry of Industry and Trade

Meeting with Adriano Chamusso, Deputy Director General of IPEME, the Institute for the Promotion of Small and Medium Enterprises (first person from right)

Meeting with Fernando Namburete – General Manager of the Solar Power Plant of Beluluane, FUNAE (second person from left)

Meeting with the representatives of the Zambezi Valley Development Agency: Paulo Risco, Head of the Maputo Office and Helena Palalane Ribeiro, Project Coordinator

Meeting with José Antunes, Director of the Studies and Project Services of the Mozambique’s Office for Economic Areas with Accelerated Development GAZEDA

Meeting with the representatives of the Mozambique’s Office for Economic Areas with Accelerated Development GAZEDA

One of the sites chosen for the implementation of an agribusiness projects selected by UNIDO ITPO Italy

Company visit to Piri Piri Elefante Mozambique (PPEM), an important local chili peppers producer

Piri Piri Elefante Mozambique’s greenhouses

Chicks’ grower of Moamba Incubator, a joint venture between Machados Holding Ltd and Danishknowhow

Company visit to Piri Piri Elefante Mozambique (PPEM)

Family photo with the young entrepreneurs of Moamba Incubator

Meeting with Juliao Dimande, President of the Mozambique Chamber of Commerce

Round table with the main partners and stakeholders of the projects. Counterclockwise from right: Andrea Carapellese - UNIDO ITPO Italy, Jaime Comiche – Head of UNIDO Operations in Mozambique, Dino Fortunato - UNIDO ITPO Italy, Denise Panguene Amad - Desk Officer of UNIDO ITPO Italy in Mozambique, Laurinda Macaringue - Investment Promotion Centre of Mozambique (CPI), Antonio Macamo - Investment Promotion Centre of Mozambique (CPI), Godinho Alves - Deputy Director of the Investment Promotion Centre of Mozambique (CPI), Belarmina Capitine - Investment Promotion Centre of Mozambique (CPI).