Although a large portion of Mozambique's infrastructure is still damaged and/or infested with landmines, the key piece of infrastructure is the Sena Railway since a majority of Mozambique's valuable resources lie in its path. The Sena runs northwest from the port of Beira through the forests and national parks of Sofala, branches off into the rich agriculture land of Zambezia, and proceeds to the mineral resources of Tete. The potential of the region is staggering by any standard but it will only remain potential until the landmines are removed and the Sena Railway is fully rehabilitated. Below are a few examples of how the Sena will allow the region to reach its potential:
- Coal mines in the Tete province remain closed as there is currently no viable way to transport the coal to markets. This arid, dry province relies almost entirely on their rich mineral resources and desperately needs the thousands of jobs that will be created when the Sena is reopened and mining resumes.
- Cotton, Sugar, and other agricultural products from the Zambezia River Basin are unable to be transported out of the region. Small and large farmers are waiting for the opportunity to finally take advantage of this province's enormous potential but cannot without the Sena.
- Numerous small farmers and businesses, vital to their community, stand to gain considerably from the Sena Railway. The town of Dondo in Sofala Province relies on a cement factory as the major source of employment. The viability of the factory is threatened by a lack of inputs, mainly limestone. The Sena Railway, however, will easily solve this problem as it lies near the factory and a nearby limestone quarry.
- Without the Sena, trade with Zambia and Malawi have literally been cut off. Also, all of Mozambique's top export commodities are grown and processed along the Sena (cashews, cotton, sugar, citrus, coconuts, copra, and timber) and are unable to be transported to domestic or foreign markets resulting in thousands of lost jobs and millions in lost export revenues.
