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Food Safety and Business Food Safety and Business Opportunity in AngolaOpportunity in Angola

UAN- CAPACITY BUILDING UAN- CAPACITY BUILDING CONTRIBUTIONCONTRIBUTION

José Pedro

UAN Vice Chancellor

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Summary Summary

• History History

• Educational Policy to the Agrarian Educational Policy to the Agrarian SectorSector

• UAN RestructureUAN Restructure– Phytogenetic Resource CentrePhytogenetic Resource Centre

• Governamental ProgramGovernamental Program

• Public Private PartnershipsPublic Private Partnerships

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HistoryHistory

• 1975 - 19901975 - 1990– National Independence National Independence – EconomyEconomy

• Pre-colonialPre-colonial– Agriculture Bum 1973 Agriculture Bum 1973

• Centralized planningCentralized planning• Massive escape of staff (there are less than 100 Massive escape of staff (there are less than 100

senior officers in the country)senior officers in the country)• Higher education crisis (massive training of Higher education crisis (massive training of

staff abroad)staff abroad)

– War War

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HistoryHistory

• 1990 – 20021990 – 2002– Market EconomyMarket Economy– 1992 Elections1992 Elections– General Civil WarGeneral Civil War

• Destruction of all infrastructuresDestruction of all infrastructures• Mined agriculture fieldsMined agriculture fields• Food crisisFood crisis• Consolidation and peak of the parallel market Consolidation and peak of the parallel market

– Collapse of the agrarian higher educationCollapse of the agrarian higher education• FCA closedFCA closed

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HistoryHistory

• 20022002

Peace Peace

• 8 years after…. 8 years after….

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Educacional Politics to the Educacional Politics to the Agrarian SectorAgrarian Sector

• Medium Agrarian InstitutesMedium Agrarian Institutes– HuamboHuambo– Andulo Andulo – Waku KungoWaku Kungo– Malange Malange – Huila Huila – Uige Uige

• Network of professional training centersNetwork of professional training centers

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Educacional Politics to the Educacional Politics to the Agrarian SectorAgrarian Sector

• Higher educationHigher education– Reopening of FCAReopening of FCA

• Master in Agriculture and Nature ResourcesMaster in Agriculture and Nature Resources

– Agrarian School in K.SulAgrarian School in K.Sul– Agronomic Institute in KuneneAgronomic Institute in Kunene– Food Technology Institute in MalangeFood Technology Institute in Malange

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UAN RestructureUAN Restructure

• 6 New Regional Universities 20096 New Regional Universities 2009– Development of higher education/local Development of higher education/local

problemsproblems– Reducing the Regional AsymmetriesReducing the Regional Asymmetries– Higher social inclusionHigher social inclusion

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Phytogenetic Resource CentrePhytogenetic Resource Centre

• It is part of the UANIt is part of the UAN• Controls 3.600 access to local varietiesControls 3.600 access to local varieties

– Corn Corn – Sorghum Sorghum – BeansBeans– Macunde BeansMacunde Beans– MassambalaMassambala– Massango Massango

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Governamental ProgramGovernamental Program• Small and medium family businessesSmall and medium family businesses

– 350 millionsUSD until 2012350 millionsUSD until 2012– Increments of the % to Agriculture in the Increments of the % to Agriculture in the

General Budget of the StateGeneral Budget of the State– Security Strategy to the food safety and Security Strategy to the food safety and

nutritionalnutritional– Rehabilitation of the infra-structures (roads, Rehabilitation of the infra-structures (roads,

bridges, dams, irrigation canals.. Etc)bridges, dams, irrigation canals.. Etc)– Inviting environment to opportunities in Inviting environment to opportunities in

AgroBusiness AgroBusiness

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Public Private ParternshipsPublic Private Parternships

• Encourage AgroBusinessEncourage AgroBusiness

• Companies and ProjectsCompanies and Projects– Pungo Andongo farmPungo Andongo farm– GesterraGesterra– MecanagroMecanagro– Aldeia NovaAldeia Nova– Sopir Sopir – Agro-industryAgro-industry projectsprojects

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CONCLUSIONSCONCLUSIONS

• ANGOLA OffersANGOLA Offers– GREAT OPORTUNITIES FOR AGRO GREAT OPORTUNITIES FOR AGRO

BUSINESSBUSINESS– GROWING ECONOMYGROWING ECONOMY– DIVERSE ECONOMYDIVERSE ECONOMY– STABILITY ENVIRONMENT STABILITY ENVIRONMENT

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• MUITO OBRIGADO MUITO OBRIGADO • THANK YOUTHANK YOU

• MERCIMERCI

José PedroUAN Vice ChancellorTel. 00244923876651E-mail: zzeca2001@yahoo.com.br