Africa-Press – Angola. The general director of the Mutanda farm, Jonh Webber, the largest agricultural and livestock project in this segment in Zambia, intends to replicate the construction of the project in Angola, in the province of Moxico, and is prioritizing a visit to the region for land prospecting purposes.
Developed in just ten years, the project already produces 32 thousand tons of grains, 70 thousand tons of finished products and 85 million eggs per year annually, in an area of 530 hectares of central pivot irrigation and with 300 hectares to be explored.
Jonh Webber, the owner of the farm, informed the governor of Moxico, Ernesto Muangala, during the visit that the Angolan ruler made to the farm, that “he is ready and available” to travel to Moxico and verify “in loco” the existing conditions and the viability of the project.
Employing, on the farm located north of Solwezi, around 15 thousand workers, some of whom are of Angolan origin, Jonh Webber wants to take all the experience he has to Angola and help transform the farm into the most productive in the country.
After creating the Mutanda Farms Farm in 2013, the farmer, of Italian origin, promoted other subsidiaries, such as Kalumbila Farm, responsible for the most diversified egg production facility, corn and animal feed factories, land irrigated farming and a large wildlife conservation area.
With an investment of more than 1.5 billion US dollars, the Mutanda Farms group established, in 2019, its second subsidiary, Kalilo Farm, which focuses on the production of chickens for the local and regional market.
Jonh Webber wants to take this experience to Moxico, after hearing from the governor about the ease of the tax legislative package, which exempts a series of taxes and protects national and foreign private investment.
The Farm is now developing other branches, such as the one responsible for livestock production, with technology capable of enabling rapid expansion and overseeing the creation and production of commercial and breeding livestock, cattle and small herds.
This livestock production, started in 2021, creates animals adaptable to each region and climate. As an example, the Mutanda Farms farm is breeding the Boran, an animal known for its robustness, adaptability and productivity in adverse conditions.
In addition to the Boran, there is also the Limousin Stud breed, widely used throughout the world and believed to be possible to breed in Moxico, as it is adaptable to crossbreeding, producing more productive, vigorous and profitable calves.
This integrated farm also produces breakfast meals, through its subsidiary Mutanda Milling.
All of these products are sold in the markets of Zambia, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and South Africa, with Angola joining the next commercial route, according to Jonh Webber.
Today, the penultimate day of the visit to the socio-economic enterprises of the Northwest province of Zambia, whose agenda ends this Wednesday with the II Moxico/Northwest Regional Cooperation and Cultural Exchange Forum.
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