14 July 2011
Luanda — The minister of Agriculture, Rural Development and Fisheries, Afonso Pedro Canga, on Wednesday in Luanda pointed out professional training, scientific research and entrepreneurial co-operation (mechanisation and direct production of agricultural products) as being important areas for co-operation.
“The meeting served to review the co-co-operation and identify areas like agriculture, farming, forests and fisheries”, said Afonso Canga, at the end of the talk he had with the German minister for Food, Agriculture and Consumers Right, Ilse Aigner.
In the scientific domain, he said, Angola will take advantage of the capacity and opportunity of Germany to train researchers, equip its institutions and transfer technology.
“There are already German enrtrepreneurs in Angola, we’ll strengthen their presence in Angola (…), emphasised the minister.
On her turn, Ilse Aigner said that besides agriculture, there are other concrete projects already being developed, mentioning the city of Huambo, which will now be teaching agricultural techniques and mechanisation.
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