A exploração do carvão no período pós-lndependência. Como alternativa para a sobrevivência: um estudo de caso na região de Nlajuba, posto administrativo de Bela Vista

Abstract

With the end of the armed conflict in 1992 and with the signing of peace agreements in October of the same year, peace returned to the country, many people began to return to their lands and began the struggle for survival there. They were sometimes accompanied or preceded by others who were not part of the communities. Thus, as in other rural communities, the population of Majuba, south of Maputo, produces charcoal to obtain the financial means that allow them to surpass others. needs. Although agriculture has been the main economic support and subsistence base, for some time now, it has not been able to meet the needs in terms of money and manufactured goods. Coal exploration took the lead, constituting the daily lives of the inhabitants of Majuba. This time, the population reconciles the activity of charcoal production with agricultural activity ensuring their survival. This study describes the process of coal from its production, transport to the city of Maputo, distribution, sale and characterizes the quality that justifies its search. The local community is somewhat aware that exploration should be sustainable, but this is not the case, due to the difficult control of non-local explorers, the lack of means of transport and little respect for them. We believe that strengthening the State's capacity to control the exploitation process would be a positive response to solving this problem.