Análise da participação das associações de camponeses nos programas de desenvolvimento do vale do Zambeze

Abstract

This thesis addresses the participation of peasant associations in rural development programs in the Zambezi valley, in the districts of Tete and Moatize in the Province of Tete. Its general objective is to analyze the participation and sustainability of peasant associations in the development programs of the Zambezi River valley. For data collection, semi-structured interviews, simple observations and informal conversations were carried out, and the methods of pattern matching, triangulations, confrontation of theory with reality and frequency tables were used for data analysis. The results show that there is a set of activities practiced by the associations, such as agricultural production, fish farming, service provision. Regarding activities with the GPZ, we highlight the provision of services through a plant production project by the Mafuta Ya NZOO Peasants Association (ASCANZOOU) and the revitalization of the irrigation system at the Campanga association. As for NGOs, 3 stand out, namely, Help Age International (HAI), Support for the Development of Private Initiatives in the Agricultural Sector (ADIPSA) and Norwegian Popular Aid (APN), which have increased activities mainly in the organizational capacity of associations in the valley of the Nhartanda and M'padue and also the Provincial Peasants Commission of Tete by funding its legalization (transformation to Provincial Peasant Union) and displacement of its members to fairs, lectures and other events. Using the types of participation from Pretty (1995) and Biggs (1998) it was found that NGOs use collegial and interactive participation and The GPZ uses consultation and consultative participation for the Campanga association and contractual and functional participation for ASCANZOOU . From the sustainability theories of Kanshuhu (1996), Mckracken and Narayan (1998) and the sustainability factors of the associations described by Massingarela and Vugt (2000), it was found that ASCANZOOU and the association of M'padue and associations of the valley of the Nhartanda demonstrate to be sustainable associations and the Capanga association may face sustainability problems. The type of participation used by the GPZ to involve ASCANZOOU contributes to the sustainability of the project and the association but may not contribute to the sustainability of the Campanga association. NGOs use a type of participation that ensures the sustainability of associations(TRADUÇÃO NOSSA)