Sistemas agro-florestais no sector familiar na localidade de Mapinhane - distrito de Vilankulo

Abstract

The implementation and management of agro-forestry systems practiced by the family sector in Mozambique is poorly diversified, with low abundance value. SAF`s are managed, mostly in a traditional way and with low technological level. This one work, aims to evaluate the agroforestry systems practiced in the family sector in the Vilankulo locality. However, for data collection it was based on the following techniques: Bibliographic review that subsequently carried out fieldwork. THE interview covered 120 family farmers, distributed in three villages namely, Machengue, Mudjavane, Murriane represented by 47, 42 and 31 respectively.Data obtained in the research field indicate that the subsystem practiced by the family sector is traditional, being classified in agroforestry and agrossilvepastoril, the latter often called home garden or farms homemade due to the variety of species. However, the implementation model of the systems Agro - forestry adopted by family farmers is traditional and does not obey no logical and rational principle that allows greater sustainability. The producers family members, for deforestation, most of them use burning, reducing the amount of of grass found on the ground. Absence of financial resources is seen as an obstacle that leads them to practice burning. Therefore, the type of Agro - forestry system practiced by The majority of family producers is essentially Agrosilvipastoril, due to the fact that present varieties of species and by its nature to be easy to handle and to present rapid growth.