Lei de crescimento e oportunidades para África (AGOA) e o agro-processamento como solução para retenção das regras de origem : o caso de Moçambique

Abstract

This study proposes a critical analysis of Mozambique's use of the AGOA agreement concerning agri-business as a solution to retaining the rules of origin for agricultural products produced in Mozambique. The research focuses on the massification of agricultural processing industries that can facilitate greater production and processing, to reduce the volume of exports from regional agreements that make it impossible for Mozambique to have full access to the rules of origin for nationally grown products. We explored the need for Mozambique to be able to focus on the export of agricultural products, the need for which is relevant in the US today, intending to increase the amount to be collected nationally, since the agreement opens up trade preferences for its export, given that national statistics show that the largest percentage of economic production is found in agriculture, i.e. agriculture as the basis of the Mozambican economy. We highlight the relevance of the comparison in terms of the use made of the agreement by countries that are part of it, such as Namibia, Tanzania, Angola, Nigeria, and Gabon, realizing the need for Mozambique to follow the example of these countries when it comes to exports.It is clear that Mozambique exports very few agricultural goods, which form the basis of the national economy, prioritizing the export of products such as precious metals, machinery, mechanical devices, nuclear reactors, boilers and their components. We conclude that an in-depth study and the export of products that are easier for us to produce could contribute exponentially to economic growth, and we even believe that in the future agricultural products could be the main export product under the generalized preference agreement