Contributo sócio-económico das associações agrícolas no desenvolvimento local do distrito de Mabote 2009 a 2013: caso das associações Tsembeca e AMUMAD

Abstract

This research aims to analyze the socio-economic contribution of agricultural associations in development in the district of Mabote focusing on the Tsembeca Association and Mabote Women's Association for Development. The analysis was made through identification and characterization of the activities developed by the agricultural associations, description of the socio-economic constraints that affect the associations as well as the comparison of the level of socio-economic contribution of Tsembeca and AMUMAD in improving the improvement of the welfare of members and society in general. In order to carry out the work qualitative and quantitative methodologies were used to analyze the data collected from a sample of some collected from a sample of 15 members of the Tsembeca Association and 18 from the Mabote Women's Association of Women of Mabote for Development. The results of the research associations practice various activities such as agricultural production, livestock raising, and agro production, livestock, and agro-processing. During the realization of these activities one notices several socio-economic constraints such as the invasion of farms by cattle and goats, higher and goats, higher rate of proliferation of pests and diseases during production and and storage, higher frequency of cashew nut theft in the fields, lack of information about the information about the determinants of nut quality, financial difficulties in the acquisition of difficulties in the acquisition of packaging (jars) and to promote the product, insufficient seedlings to replace the the cashew trees that do not reproduce and lack of financial capacity to buy large quantities of raw material to quantities of raw material to ensure the continuity of the processing activity throughout the year. The associations Tsembeca to AMUMAD are home to fewer local farmers local farmers and create unstable incomes throughout the year. As such, they do not contribute significantly to the promotion of local development in Mabote district. (TRADUÇÃO NOSSA)