Avaliação da adaptação de clones de mandioca no ambiente agro-ecológico de Umbelúzi, Província de Maputo

Abstract

The present work was carried out in the district of Matutuíne, in the cells of Macassane and Nguenha. This is a study on the family sector, whose objective is to identify and describe the components of the production system in the family sector with regard to the analysis of the interconnection of the components and importance of cultivated and native fruit trees, in response to the lack of information regarding their contribution to the production system. The investigation of the work was based on the Rapid Rural Diagnosis (DRR) method. The data were obtained in a single phase, through formal contacts, with the aid of a pre-prepared questionnaire, containing questions of interest to reach the objectives, with some inhabitants and local leaders, during a period of 10 (ten) days. On the last day of the work, a seminar was held to listen and clarify some issues. The production system identified in the two cells consists of 5 (five) components such as household, culture, animal production, flora and marketing. This system, according to its characteristics, is of low potential. Cultivated fruit trees do not play a very important role in relation to native fruit trees, due to rites and beliefs. The exploitation of forest resources in the region is the second activity after agriculture. The problems encountered are related to the weakened infrastructure, weak extension network, lack of capital for investment and the absence of many agricultural development programs. Results such as agricultural production and expansion of forest resources are shown to be fundamental components in the identified production system. As a conclusion, the income derived from the production of forest resources is of particular importance for the domestic economy, as it represents a significant proportion of the total income produced by local families, particularly in periods with little rain.