25 May 2011
Uíge — One hundred hectares of arable land, among which 40 are for ploughing and 60 belong to schools, have been prepared by the agriculture sector in the districts of Bungo, province of Uíge, during the second stage of the 2010/2011 agriculture season, aimed to fight poverty, announced this Wednesday the director of IDA, Ernesto Zacarias.
In an interview to ANGOP, Ernesto Zacarias said that the prepared hectares will serve for cultivation of peanuts, potatoes, cassava, banana, beans and vegetables.
Ernesto Zacarias said that his sector is committed to increasing fields for agriculture in order to develop production in the region and fight against poverty.
For Ernesto Zacarias, the lack of ploughing machine and bad state of secondary and tertiary roads are the main difficulties faced by peasants.
The Institute of Agriculture Development (IDA) in Bungo controls 53 associations of peasants, made up of five thousand and 595 members, among them three thousand and 258 women, as well as two thousand 337 men.
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Agriculture Sector Prepares 100 Hectares of Arable Land in Bungo