The Government of Mozambique is adamant that land for large-scale commercial plantations will only be granted to companies that have a social upliftment programme as well as local representation. To arrive at the objective of commercial plantations and long term sustainable development, work needs to be done beforehand.
Hende Wayela has divided this process into three trends, so named because they run together.
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Basic Input or production means | Opportunities or types of input | Potential primary level Employment per 20ha lot | Coconut plantations
| Copra, husks, bio-diesel, essential and base oils, energy, collection depot | 2, excluding jobs in collection, processing
| Hemp
| Fibre, oils, Bio-diesel, clothing, feedstock, compost | 1 to 2 | Vegetable, grains, etc
| Food for human, feedstock, off cuts for compost, processing, bottling, value adding, supply to crèche, schools. | Home consumption until excess capacity | Livestock
| Food, meat, leather, value adding, bone and horn carving, transport, manure for compost, ploughing. | Home consumption until excess capacity | Sugar Cane
| Jaggery Mill, sugar, uses its own baggasse to create power to run the mill, irrigation systems, charge batteries, business incubation centre, value adding to jams, feedstock, baggasse, locally produced branded beverages | 4 to 6 per 5 ha plot in a 60 ha block | Gum, bamboo, wattle (depends on national guidelines) | Building, fencing, firewood, construction, erosion control,
| Home consumption to protect indigenous hardwoods
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