Cabinda – Eleven peasants from Ntó Jurisdiction, Cabinda municipal headquarters, benefited from land titles, under the “Minha Terra” programme.
The launch of the hand-over ceremony took place on the sidelines of a three-day visit of the President of Republic, João Lourenço, to the northern Cabinda province.
The ceremony was attended by the Inter-ministerial coordinator for Registration of Rural Land in favour of the communities, and by Minister of State and Head of the Civil Affairs’ Office to the President of Republic, Adão de Almeida.
Adão de Almeida asked the beneficiary peasants to preserve well the titles as it is valuable document that enables them to practice agriculture and defend themselves in case of doubts about the legality of their lands.
The attribution of these land titles is a process of land rights that started in the locality of Fortaleza, with the delivery of the first eleven titles to the peasants from 16 villages, making up the Ntó Jurisdiction.
Minha Terra programme covers, in a first phase, the peasants of Cabinda, who live along the southwest perimeter of the host municipality.
In turn, the deputy governor of Cabinda for the Political and Social area, Miguel dos Santos de Oliveira, reiterated the Executive’s commitment to improving the living conditions of the populations.
Under the initiative of the President of the Republic, João Lourenço, the programme was launched in 2018.
More than 800 documents were attributed to the peasant families in the provinces of Benguela, Bié, Huambo, Namibe, Luanda, Cunene and Cabinda.
The Ntò is made up of 16 villages.
Source: Angola Press News Agency