Angola and Brazil sign, on Tuesday, a Memorandum of Understanding for cooperation in the agricultural area that has as pilot project 20,000 hectares of grain production in the Angolan province of Lunda Norte.
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14/09/2026
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Lusa
A ceremony takes place during a two-day visit by the Minister of Agriculture and Livestock of Brazil, André de Paula, Angola, which follows the will expressed by the heads of state of both countries, at the last meeting between João Lourenço and Lula da Silva, in 2025.
The two heads of state agreed to make efforts to implement a program for the development of a tropical agriculture model in Angola, based on knowledge accumulated by Brazilian farmers, as recalls a note released today by the Angolan Ministry of Agriculture and Forests.
In this context, clarifies, will be signed the Memorandum of Understanding to encourage cooperation in agricultural productive investment with the Brazilian mission that arrives, on Tuesday, Luanda, headed by the Minister of Agriculture and Livestock.
One of the highlights of this mission is the pilot project “Earth Lunda”, which provides for the implementation of 20,000 hectares of grain production in the Province of Lunda Norte, released the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock of Brazil.
In a note sent to Lusa, he explains that “the priority areas of this cooperation include grain and grain production, livestock, genetic improvement, agricultural machinery and implements, storage structures and bioinsumes, as well as technical and scientific cooperation between research institutions in both countries.”.
The Memorandum of Understanding, indicates, “looks to articulate governments, private sector, financial institutions and guarantee mechanisms to enable Brazilian agricultural investments in Angola”.
“Brazil has extensive experience in tropical agriculture and is willing to share knowledge and technology and encourage investments that help increase Angola’s production and food security,” he adds.
According to the source, between 2023 and 2025, several cooperation activities were developed.
The National Supply Company (CONAB) has captivated 140 Angolan technicians in production costs, minimum price policy, policies for family farming and surveying agricultural crop data.
The Companhia de Desenvolvimento dos Vales do São Francisco e do Parnaíba (Codesvaf) conducted pedological and topographic studies on three thousand hectares in the Cafu Canal region in southern Angola.
The Brazilian Agricultural Research Company (Embrapa) and the Technical Assistance and Rural Extension Company of the Federal District (Emater-DF) prepared projects for implementation.
The new Memorandum of Understanding provides, on the Brazilian side, efforts to encourage the analysis of access to lines of the National Bank of Economic and Social Development and the Bank of Brazil Export Financing Program and export credit insurance mechanisms.
On the Angolan side, it provides for the mobilisation of financial institutions and guarantee mechanisms to support investments.
The Brazilian Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock is willing to support the approach of the Opaia Group to the Brazilian fertilizer sector, with a view to identifying potential buyers and establishing future contracts for the supply of Angolan urea.
In the case of the Naval Group, there is interest in identifying concrete opportunities for Brazilian suppliers and investors.