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In light of this research context and the different hypotheses that have been put forward, particularly those attributing the conflict to the dynamics of po-verty, social marginalization and the resource extrac-tion dynamics, an argument for a ‘new’ dimension of research in light of the conflict in Cabo Delgado is made. A wide range of information and analysis has been produced, but systematic analysis of broader processes of agrarian change in light of the conflict in Cabo Delgado and their...

In light of this research context and the different hypotheses that have been put forward, particularly those attributing the conflict to the dynamics of po-verty, social marginalization and the resource extrac-tion dynamics, an argument for a ‘new’ dimension of research in light of the conflict in Cabo Delgado is made. A wide range of information and analysis has been produced, but systematic analysis of broader processes of agrarian change in light of the conflict in Cabo Delgado and their...

This paper reviews the latest mechanisation programme by the Mozambican government, asking how it is politically driven and how it shapes and is shaped by agrarian structures. Old ideas about agrarian dualism are reproduced today, albeit with a new language of public-private partnerships that are seen as potentially driving the modernisation of the peasantry. State-sponsored and privately-run service centres, featuring zinc roofed warehouses, are the government’s preferred route to...

Mozambique’s climate is characterized by relatively uniform temperatures across the country and a north-south rainfall gradient which results in higher more reliable rainfall amounts in the North, and lower more variable rainfall amounts in the South Historical climate analysis for the country shows that temperatures are already increasing and rainfall trends are dominated by year-to-year variability. Livelihoods and agricultural production systems are already being affected by the...

To understand how land-use frontiers emerge, we studied the actors driving investments in Niassa province, Mozambique. Our ethnographic research over 2017-2018 among commercial agriculture and forestry investors shows that successive waves of actors with different backgrounds, motives and business practices, arrived in Niassa to establish farms or plantations yet repeatedly failed. Waves come and go but leave sediments – legacies – that add up to gradually build the conditions for a frontier...

O crescimento agrícola em Moçambique é uma fonte essencial para promover o crescimento económico do País em geral e das famílias rurais em particular. O Programa do Governo para o Sector Agrário, em harmonia com a política económica do País, orienta-se para o alcance de grandes objectivos estratégicos, nomeadamente: (1) Segurança Alimentar; (2) Aumento do Rendimento Familiar; (3) Criação de Emprego/Inclusão Social e (4) Aumento da Produção e Produtividade. Este documento ilustra, de...

Abstract: This paper is a review of the institutions and the performance of the agricultural sector in Mozambique, using an analysis table adapted to the assessment of the connections between the institutions and economic development. In the first part, information is presented on the performance of the sector between 2008 and 2017, showing a per capita reduction in productivity and the production of foodstuffs. The second part offers an analysis on the extent to which, and the way that, the...

Este artigo constitui uma revisão das instituições e do desempenho do sector agrário em Moçambique, aplicando um quadro de análise adaptado à avaliação da ligação entre as instituições e o desenvolvimento económico. Na primeira parte, apresenta-se informação sobre o desempenho do sector entre 2008 e 2017, verificando-se redução da produtividade e da produção per capita de alimentos. A segunda parte oferece uma análise sobre a medida em que, e o modo como, a evolução das instituições do...

This article develops the concept of ‘mediating bureaucrats’ by exploring their role during liberal reforms that led to rehabilitation of the sugar industry in Mozambique. By focusing on how relations between the state, government and business are mediated by a group of cadres who have occupied positions in different social domains, the article argues that these ‘mediating bureaucrats’ cannot easily be identified in one-dimensional terms as belonging to either the public or private sector,...

In the past decade, the Mozambican government has been mobilizing international capital to build and renovate transport infrastructure in the central and northern areas of the country, with the aim of creating agricultural corridors. Based on field research conducted in two districts along the Beira and Nacala corridors, I examine those occasions when international capital and national agricultural policy meet smallholders in the implementation of agricultural projects. This article offers a...

In much of Eastern Africa, the last decade has seen a renewedinterest in spatial development plans that link mineralexploitation, transport infrastructure and agriculturalcommercialisation. While these development corridors haveyielded complex results–even in cases where significantinvestments are yet to happen–much of the existing analysiscontinues to focus on economic and implementation questions,where failures are attributed to inappropriate incentives or...

No final do seminário e das oficinas-grupos de trabalho procedeuse a um debate aberto para partilha das reflexões e identificação de conclusões principais: • A participação em espaços de consulta/decisão está muito condicionada pela falta de conhecimentos de quem participa, mas também pela falta de transparência e assimetria da informação. • A exclusão social está na base da pouca ou fraca participação e monitoria. • A qualidade da monitoria nos processos de governação e desenvolvimento é...

1. Esta publicação apresenta os indicadores básicos de agricultura e alimentação dos últimos 5 anos, como alternativa da base de dados na plataforma online “countryStat” produzida com fontes administrativas, mas descontinuada em 2019. A publicação não abrange todos indicadores cobertos como desejado, porque alguns requerem harmonização metodológica e outros ainda não são produzidos com regularidade pelos sectores. 2. A compilação desta publicação baseou-se na recolha e tratamento preliminar...

Mais de 300 mil hectares lavrados na campanha agrícola 2020/21

In this paper, we discuss and assess the input subsidy programmes in Mozambique, as part of the larger agriculture policy landscape, the impact this has had on the agricultural sector in Mozambique, and particularly on smallholder farmers. Input subsidy programmes in Mozambique are fragmented and operate more along the lines of projects and pilots. Therefore, this paper selects a few key projects to explore approaches being taken by the Mozambican government, along with international donors,...

Neste artigo, discutimos e avaliamos os programas de subsídios em insumos em Moçambique, como parte do panorama mais amplo da política agrícola, o impacto que estes têm tido no sector agrícola em Moçambique e particularmente nos pequenos agricultores. Os programas de subsídios em Moçambique são fragmentados e operam mais ao logo das linhas de projectos e pilotos. Este artigo selecciona, portanto, alguns dos projectos principais para explorar abordagens que estão a ser usadas pelo governo...

Contract farming is a sales arrangement between a farmer and a firm, agreed before production begins, which provides the farmer with resources or services. Many governments and donors promote contract farming as part of agricultural development policies. However, there is serious concern whether smaller farmers can benefit from these arrangements. This paper presents the results of a systematic review that analysed the evidence in the literature on income effects for smallholders. The review...

In northern Mozambique, villagers were promised jobs to replace land taken for forestry. Five years later, they’re still waiting, discovers Nils Adler.

Mozambique has recorded strong growth, but many low-income households are missing out on the benefits and policy options to make rowth more inclusive in Mozambique