João Lourenço, who was speaking to the press after opening a cooking oil factory in Luanda, assured that his executive will continue working towards the creation of more manufacturing units, especially in the agro-industry sector.
"What we have to do is continue fighting so that more of these units emerge, not only in the field of oil refining, but, in general, in the production and transformation of field products into products ready for consumption," he said.
João Lourenço also assured that agricultural production in Angola is growing, highlighting that images of caravans of trucks with imported products (potatoes and onions) from neighboring countries are part of the past.
"That image no longer exists, no one sees these caravans anymore and, if they do see them, they are products produced by us, produced in the interior that come to the big markets, especially Luanda", he responded to journalists.
The country "is doing well [in terms of agricultural production], we still have a lot to do, but we are doing well. What we need to do is increase the quantity of what is produced and also improve the quality of what is produced", he stressed.
"(...) We are on the right path, on the path that will lead us to food security, because today we not only produce, but we have begun to transform the products of the field", he highlighted.
When asked whether the executive branch should continue to encourage economic agents to transport products from the countryside to the city, the head of state responded affirmatively, highlighting that state stimulus does not translate into buying vehicles for operators.
"It is important to make it clear that stimulating does not mean waiting for the executive to buy vans and trucks and hand them over to private agents. This investment does not need to be public, whoever embraces this business has to go to the bank," he noted.
