Análise de custos de produção de tomate nos diferentes sistemas de cultivo no ano de 2013: caso do Distrito de Chókwè Província de Gaza

Abstract

The main aim of this research is to analyse the costs of tomato production in different cultivation systems in 2013 at producer level, a crop that is considered one of the main sources of income. The district of Chókwè, located in Gaza province, was chosen to carry out this study. The data was collected by means of semi-structured questionnaires/interviews with tomato growers. and then analysed using SPSS and Excel statistical programmes. The results showed that revenue over the period under analysis was 67500mt, so tomato growers have free markets as their main markets, directly with neighbouring points (Xai-Xai, Macia and Maputo). Conventional cultivation requires less labour than organic cultivation. This is mainly due to services such as field preparation, organic compost, manual weeding, among others, which are generally not used in conventional cultivation, which is the best cultivation system when compared to organic cultivation. The quantity of tomatoes sold is 540kg. Its profit is showing a strong upward trend, given that the product's commercialisation prices have shown potential for growth in the conventional system. Therefore, the operational cost was around 6000 Mt from transport to the marketing of the product over the period in question. (TRADUÇAO NOSSA)