Mozambique - The Pemba-Lichinga Integrated Development Corridor Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zone (SAPZ) Project -Phase I

About this project

The Project supports the development of the first phase of the Pemba-Lichinga Integrated Development Corridor Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zone (SAPZ). This intervention is designed in the form of a stand-alone Investment Project with the main aim of improving the enabling business environment for agro industrial development and agricultural productivity with potential impacts for livelihood and structural economic transformation in Mozambique. Activities in the first phase will be focused in the Niassa Province in the North West of the country. The Project consists of 3 components namely: (i) Strengthen Institutional Capacity, Policy, Regulatory, Institutional and Business Environment for Agro Industrial Development, (ii) Support agricultural productivity, skills, and enterprise development to enhance agricultural value chains and (ii) Project Coordination and Management. The Project will be implemented over five years (2022-2026) at a cost of UA 32.79 million (including in kind contribution of UA 2.0 million from the Government of Mozambique and Beneficiaries).

Published by

African Development Bank · Multilateral

Countries

Mozambique

Sectors

Agricultural policy and administrative management

Places

Lichinga, Provincia de Niassa, Pemba

Funded by

Transition Support Facility, African Development Fund

Implemented by

Ministry of Industry and Commerce

Published by African Development Bank to the International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI), last updated 24 Sept 2026 and imported automatically. IATI identifier: 46002-P-MZ-AA0-039.

No updates yet.