Caracterização do comércio informal do pescado do centro de desembarque de cubo, distrito de Massingir, província de Gaza, Sul de Moçambique

Abstract

This monograph characterizes the fish trade practiced by informal economic agents in the district of Massingir located at 23 ° 52'30 ''S and 32 ° 00'16''E in Mozambique. The study was conducted in two locations intentionally selected in terms of representativeness of the demographic characteristics of the merchants of the main landing center and surrounding markets and the identification of the species, commercialized fishery products and main destinations of Massingir fish, where a total of 100 traders of both sexes was randomly selected from the availability of the same to answer the questions, 50 of which were equally distributed to the landing center and 50 to the surrounding markets. The data were collected through the administration of a semi-structured questionnaire that included general information on identity and socioeconomic characteristics, motivations for joining informal activity and perceptions about the permanence in the same, through a face-to-face interview. Certain results were produced in Microsoft Excel software. Research has shown that informal trade is carried on by men and women, mostly women heads of household. Mainly practiced by individuals ranging from 14 to> 50 years of age, with a range of 30-39 years. The majority is illiterate, followed by those who have the 7th class but there are individuals with medium level and none with the upper. Most species of the genera, Oreochomis, Tilapia and Clarias are captured. The fish has four main destinations: Chókwe, Macia, Xai-Xai and Maputo. The fish is sold under three forms of dry, fresh and smoked processing. They point to low academic education, they need to increase income, family support, influence of family and friends, and the lack of level of access to formal employment, as reasons that led them to enter informal commerce. It is maintained in it due to the facilities of implementation of the same since it does not require the seller to have a certain academic degree to exercise it, guarantees the generation of family income, enables them to build their own homes, and can practice it without payment no tax, only password for free sale.