Kilenda - The national agriculture sector foresees to harvest 13,900 tonnes of coffee in 2012 farming campaign, against 12,000 obtained last year.

The fact was announced last weekend by the minister of the Agriculture, Rural Development and Fisheries Afonso Pedro Canga while addressing the official opening of 2012 national coffee campaign in Cassusua locality, Kilenda district, coastal Kwanza Sul province.

 
The official expressed hope that in the coming years the country will increase the production levels of coffee.

 
Afonso Pedro Canga reiterated the government determination to support the local coffee-growers in production process of the product.

In his turn, the governor of the coastal Kwanza Sul province, Serafim do Prado, said to be pleased with the local producers, who increase every year the production of coffee.

According to him, this reveals that the current year the region expects to harvest 2,900 tonnes of trading coffee, against 2,350 in 2011.