Impacto das infra-estruturas de transporte na comercialização agrícola: o caso do Distrito de Matutuíne

Abstract

Agricultural marketing plays an important role in the national economy, and in particular, for the improvement of the living conditions of the Mozambican population, of which about 80% live on agriculture. But, on the other hand, the question of infrastructures arises necessary for the dynamization of the entire production and commercialization process agricultural. In this sense, the present work of the set of economic infrastructures, intends to study the impact of transport infrastructures (roads) on commercialization agricultural. The theoretical framework emphasizes that the state of the transport infrastructure determines the cost, the product will travel to the market, suggesting that if this is high, the gains of producers will tend to reduce. Therefore, the theoretical framework emphasizes that roads are vital in agricultural marketing as they dictate the conditions of access to markets and the gains of agricultural marketing actors. The study is based on primary data collected from a sample of 69 peasants associated companies. Using statistical procedures and the Excel spreadsheet for systematization of the data collected from the sample of the 69 peasants interviewed, the work concludes that the state of the roads in the Matutuíne district has a negative impact on agricultural marketing. In this context, it is recommended to build and maintain roads that connect the peasants' farms in the Matutuíne district with local markets and other markets districts and the creation of incentives for the existence of agro-industries in the Matutuíne district that use the products of the peasants of the Matutuíne district as raw material, in order to raise demand levels. The main aspect that limited the present research is the defensive state of the access roads of the district of Matutuíne, a fact that made it difficult to collect data during the research. (TRADUÇÃO NOSSA)