Análise da vantagem econômica comparativa na produção de tomate e feijão vulgar em Massaca – Boane

Abstract

The present work aims to analyse the comparative economic advantage of tomato (Lycopersicutn Esculentum) and common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris) production in Massaca, Boane district. Knowledge of the modalities and regions where there is comparative economic advantage contributes to the improvement of food security through increases in profitability by specializing in production of items that have high productivity. The main objective of this study is to economically analyse the production of tomato and beans in Boane. The specific objectives are: to analyse the productivity and net margins in tomato and kidney bean production in Boane; to analyse the comparative economic advantage of tomato and kidney bean production in Massaca; to analyse the impact of agrarian policies in encouraging and discouraging family farmers in tomato and kidney bean production in Massaca District of Boane. The study was conducted on the basis of data collected in the region through informal surveys and data from the Ressano Garcia border. Based on these data the cultural budgets were prepared, from which the policy analysis matrix was determined. From this are presented all the data necessary to calculate the indicators of comparative economic advantage. From the results obtained from the budgets and the indicators of comparative advantage it was concluded that the production of tomato and beans in Massaca is viable. The tomato crop shows comparative economic advantage in its production and the kidney bean crop does not show comparative economic advantage in its production. However, domestic policies encourage the producer in the production of common bean and there is a negative incentive in the production of tomato.

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