Análise crítica da iniciativa NEPAD no âmbito da agricultura e sua aplicabilidade em Moçambique

Abstract

The body of the present work cannot and does not pretend to offer a complete, finished model of development. Its objective is to contribute to a critical analysis of the NEPAD development options, especially in the field of agriculture, the problems, in order to identify the factors that constrain or promote socio-economic development. In essence, this work intends to offer an alternative approach to the fundamental problems of Mozambique's economic structure from the perspective of its development, rather than a single, linear and quick solution. The NEPAD development strategy is welcome for Mozambique from the point of view of benefits that can be reaped if it is successfully implemented. Behind the implementation of the programs contained in the primary areas of action in the scope of agriculture, many obstacles exist derived from the structural and long term constraints that the country suffers from, and that these need to be solved right from the start and not be relegated to the second plan because they are considered as fundamental problems of the economy. These problems originated in the policies pursued after independence. These policies have had a diverse impact on the rural environment. The policies based on the administration of all markets and the attempt to impose forms of organization of life and production out of step with tradition and existing capacities, resulted in the disarticulation and retreat of the integration of the rural economy into the global economy. These facts can affect in a certain way the priority areas of action of NEPAD, in the following examples: The first area of action refers to sustainable land management and control of the water courses, which adduces that due to deficiency of rainfall in some places, it is necessary to increase the areas of cultivation using the irrigation system. This idea is positive, but Mozambique has serious problems that should be given special attention, namely: the quality of the land as the main means of production is scarce; (TRADUÇÃO NOSSA)