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- Title
Modelos de produção agroecológica familiar: o caso dos distritos de Metuge e Gondola, Moçambique.
- Authors
Francisco Nanelo, Rafael; Elísio José, António
- Abstract
Agroecological production is a comprehensive framework for sustainable use of biodiversity that also supports productivity and resilience. Farmers benefit from diversified systems through increased economic resilience, reduced dependence on agricultural inputs. Agroecological models in the sustainable agriculture strand are characterized into organic; organic; biodynamic; and permaculture farming, households are vital for transition to more sustainable models of agriculture. The present work aimed at describing the agro-ecological model of the family sector, for which, with recourse to random sampling, surveys were carried out among 200 households in the communities of the district of Pemba-Metuge in the localities of Metuge-sede (Nacuta) and Mieze, of the district of Gondola in the localities of Gondola sede and Inchope on the traditional and/or local knowledge of the forms of production. Maize was the main crop in all areas (100%), cassava is grown more in Nacuta (94%), Gondola (84%), Inchope (65%) and Mieze (44%). Rainfed agriculture was the type of crop most used by households with frequencies of 98% (Mieze), 94% (Nacuta), 93% (Inchope), with the most frequent intercropping (29.40%) consisting of maize, cassava and groundnut. The productive characteristics of the communities evidenced the non-use of any agricultural supplements resembling the organic production model.
- Subjects
SUSTAINABLE agriculture; ORGANIC farming; CASSAVA growing; COMMUNITIES; CATCH crops; DRY farming
- Publication
Revista Verde de Agroecologia e Desenvolvimento Sustentável, 2022, Vol 17, Issue 2, p118
- ISSN
1981-8203
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.18378/rvads.v17i2.9302