Análise da comercialização de madeira serrada na cidade de Maputo: o caso dos Mercados Junta e Benfica

Abstract

The Mozambican population uses forest resources to meet their daily needs, and the timber trade has been an activity that has directly or indirectly helped needy families combat poverty and contributed positively to the country's economy. This study aims to evaluate the commercialization of sawn timber in the city of Maputo. To achieve the objectives of the study, a proportional stratified sampling method was applied, through semi-structured interviews, where 79 traders were interviewed, 44 traders from the Junta market and 35 traders from the Benfica market. Total costs, total revenue and net margin per trader per market were determined, and the data were processed in the Excel 2019 statistical package. The results show that five forest species are traded in the two markets of Maputo City, namely Pterocarpus angolensis (Umbila), Afzelia quanzesis (Chanfuta), Khaya nyasica (Umbaua), Milletia stulmanii (Jambirre) and Pinus sp. (Pinho). The locations mentioned as suppliers of native wood were the provinces of Cabo Delgado, Manica, Nampula, Niassa, Sofala, Tete and Zambézia, and Pinus sp. is native to South Africa and Eswatini. The study shows that for the marketing of sawn timber in the Junta and Benfica markets, on average, per trader for the Chanfuta species a total income of 344.799,00 Mt and a net margin of 29.546,00 Mt, for the Umbila species a total income of 334.954,00 Mt and a net margin of 16.546,00 Mt, for the Jambirre species a total income of 333.749,00 Mt and a net margin of 18.405,00 Mt, for the Pine species a total income of 72.967,00 Mt and a net margin of 16.017,00 Mt and for the Umbaua species a total income of 167.284,00 Mt and a net margin of 23.170,00 Mt