Mozambique CNFA March 2016

I arrived in Maputo Mozambique after staying overnight in JoBurg’s City Lodge. It was necessary to change my itinerary from Beira as the road to Chimoio was not considered “safe”. So I did not have a chance to talk personally with the CNFA staff. However I did see the former CNFA Country Director, Sergio Ussaca, who is now Country Director for AFAP. I flew to Chimoio; an agricultural area where Zembe Seed Company is headquartered. Antonio Manjate is the founder and chairman. He is extremely knowledgeable. He also teaches a finance class for MBAs at the University. My assignment was to assist the Company in developing a strategic plan for the next 3 to 5 years. I traveled to the farm which Zembe uses; met a competitor company; and conducted 3 days of strategic planning with the Zembe staff. Then I wrote. The hotel Castelo Branco was just fine. I also met with US Peace Corps volunteers who were in the hotel. Travel back to Maputo and then the long flight home from JoBurg.