14.
The people of Mozambique are great workers of iron
and silver. We are now studying means by which these
traditional arts can be improved and. expanded in such a
way as to constitute a meaningful industrial activity
capable of producing anough exportable goods to enable
the people to earn convertable currency.
We have already started to prepare people who will be
responsible for the organization, encouragement and
direction of hut industries using local iron, silver,
copper and hard wood for the production of simple household goods such as hoes, pangas, hatchets, bedsteads
needles and ornamental trinkets, all of which aro now
being locally produced, albeit without centralised
organisation and guidance.
The section dealing with industrial development and
production in FRELIMO has recently been studying the
various kinds of rubber produced in Mozambique to see wheh
.kind could be encouraged for export. The same section
has been experimenting with various techniques of appicu-
lture in order to improve the production of honey, which
is a rich source of vitamins and energy for the people in
the libera,ted areas.
During the last two years we have been preoccupied
with the need to acquire convertable foreign exchange.
One cf the best ways of doing this is by exporting the
products of agriculture and domestic industry. Coneernfng
this we are now  in the process of reorganizing the
traditional artists v/ho produce works cf sculpture from
carving black hardwood. The pieces of art they produce
are well known all over the world, and v/e are sure that if
distinguished delegates have not yet seen them being
displayed in some of the stores or on street corners in
Dar es Salaam they will certainly do so before they leave
town. However, so far our people have noeen  exploited by
unscrupulous traders and foreign tourists. We hope to so
organise the sale of these pieces of Makonde ait to enable
our people to profit directly from their labours.
In connexion v/ith the ex ort of agricultural, produce
from the liberated areas of Mozambique, it might interest
the distinguished delegates that during the year 1966 we
were abj.e to export the following items2
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