Agricultura urbana no sector familiar associativo do distrito urbano N° 5 da Cidade de Maputo

Abstract

In developing countries, particularly Mozambique, the poverty situation in urban areas is evident. This situation makes the poor population adopt several strategies for their survival, one of them being urban agriculture. The study presented below analyzes the importance of the role of urban agriculture as a survival strategy for the population in the associative family sector of agricultural production, in the green areas of Urban District No. 5 of the city of Maputo. The work is structured in six chapters, where the first one introduces the theme, the problem statement, the work objectives, assumptions and starting questions by which the investigation was guided, as well as the methodological procedures that guided the execution the same. In chapter two, the bibliographical review of the work is done in order to demonstrate the existing scientific knowledge on the subject under study. Chapter three presents the location, physical-geographic and socio-economic characterization of the study area. The main issue of the study is addressed in chapters four and five. In chapter four, the characterization of the associative family sector of agricultural production is made, which characterizes urban farmers, the forms of agricultural production, the destination of production and the main constraints that affect the sector. In chapter five, the issue linked to UA as a survival strategy for farmers is discussed. In the sixth and last chapter, the main conclusions of the work are presented. Generally speaking, it is concluded that urban agriculture in the associative family sector is an important survival strategy for farmers, which contributes to meeting the basic needs of households in food products and generating income to meet other needs . Despite the dividends of this activity, it does not eradicate poverty from households, but it is extremely important for them to continue to (over) live.(TRADUÇÁO NOSSA)