Angola: Agriculture Deputy Minister in Huambo Province

27 June 2007, Angola Press Agency
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Huambo: The deputy minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Filomena Delgado began this Tuesday a work visit to the central Huambo province, in order to, among other issues, get acquainted with the functioning of the sector in this region.

During a four-day visit, Filomena Delgado will meet with the provincial governor of Huambo, António Paulo Kassoma, as well as visit the Agronomical Research and Veterinary Institutes, situated in Chianga and Santo António localities, respectively.

Visits to the facilities of the provincial department of Agriculture and Rural Development and a meeting with members of the Management Board, are also part of the official's visit programme to Huambo.

The agenda also includes a trip to one of the irrigation ditches in the Atuco region, in Chipipa commune, 22 kilometres to the north of Huambo city, as well as to the district of Bailundo, where he will visit the premises of the Agrarian Development Station.

Filomena Delgado will equally work in Calenga commune, Caála district, 33 kilometres to the west of the provincial capital (Huambo), where she will assess the local productive capacities.