Lubango — The deputy director-general of the Agrarian Development Institute (IDA) for the technical area, Tarciso João Baptista, encouraged last Saturday in Lubango City, southern Huila Province, the associated farmers to join the project of Mechanized Brigade of Agricultural Equipment for Harvesting, in order to minimize physical effort and increase productivity.
The project was launched in 2019 by IDA and the Ministry of Agriculture, to provide access to intermediate technologies and small technological innovation equipment at fair prices by peasant families, among other aims.
Streamlining the process of rural trade and provision of small agricultural equipment in rural areas, gradual replacement of manual means by intermediate technology and small technological innovation equipment, are other purposes of the project.
The director of the Provincial Office of Farming and Fisheries of Huíla, Mariana Soma, stressed that the project allows farmers' greater convenience in processing production and minimizes post-harvest losses.
In addition to Huíla, the IDA team has already visited the provinces of Cuanza Sul, Bié and Huambo, where the project for the Mechanized Brigade for Agricultural Equipment for Harvesting has also been presented.
