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Market Dynamics in Maize Production in the North Region of Mozambique
Sónia Maria Olímpio Oscar de Araújo1,2 and Ibraimo Teleha Chabite3
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DOI:10.17265/2161-6264/2022.02.004
1. District Services of Economic Activities Meconta, Provincial Services of Economic Activities, Nampula 36, Mozambique
2. Faculty of Agriculture of Cuamba, Catholic University of Mozambique, Niassa 22, Mozambique
3. Laboratory of Quality and Food Safety (LQSA), Lúrio Interdisciplinary Study Center (CEIL), Lúrio University, Street No. 4250, Nampula 364, Mozambique
In this article, a radiography of the agricultural sector is presented, specifically in the production of maize in the district of Malema, considering that the product is one of the most produced and consumed crops by the population in the province of Nampula. Low agriculture productivity is attributed to inadequate access to production technology and inputs and to “weak” markets for agricultural products, due to poor infrastructure and inadequate access of agricultural producers to financial services (example credit). In general, several documents analyze on how small-scale agriculture has lacks of conditions, and factors necessary for high productivity and income. In contrast, there is little information that gives an idea of the situation of agricultural maize production and existing agricultural markets and how this production and these markets are changing in Mozambique today. There is, for example, a complete absence of references to large-scale investments in agriculture currently agreed with domestic and foreign trading companies. Due to this omission, the author presents a partial analysis of the current context, and, therefore, it is not well explained how the greater investment can be directed to obtain greater use of productive technology and better access to the market, among small-scale producers. It seeks to analyze in more detail the situation “diagnosis” that is intended to be made on agriculture, specifically in the maize crop, and as a way to identify the specific aspects that can be considered starting points to work in the government intervention, in order to achieve the goals and increase agricultural productivity.
Maize, production system, family sector, Mozambique.
Araújo, S. M. O. and Chabite, I. T. 2022. "Market Dynamics in Maize Production in the North Region of Mozambique." Journal of Agricultural Science and Technology B 12 (2022): 55-61.
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