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THE POTENTIAL
OF ANGOLA IS IMMENSE
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PLACE CAN CREATE A
GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR
BILATERAL COOPERATION.
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(IBRD). A total of US$5 million will also go towards the Center for
Coordination for Agriculture in Southern Africa (CCARDESA) as a
facilitating partner.
Meanwhile, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) will invest US$200
million in 18 agricultural technology centres in Angola.
The investment, to be executed in around five to seven years
and aims to train the staff of the agriculture and forestry sector
and the peasants in techniques of production, processing and
commercialisation of agricultural goods.
The project will be implemented in the country’s 18 provinces under
a Memorandum of Understanding signed between the Angolan
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