The Chókwè irrigation system is one of the largest in the country with around 35,000 ha and rice is the main crop during the hot season. The agroecological conditions prevailing in the region are excellent for rice production, ...

This dissertation focuses on the factors that affect the price of seed cotton in Mozambique, based on the analysis of annual historical data for the period between 1995 and 2010. The study analyzed the determining factors ...

Access to financial services is limited mainly to the low-income population living in rural areas. This fact has led the government and development institutions to implement programs aimed at expanding access to financial ...

The combination of cultures is an agricultural diversification practice that constitutes an important survival strategy for the majority of the Mozambican population, since it guarantees the minimization of the risks of ...

The present study is aimed at assessing separately the role of extractives and lignin content for the natural durability of three tropical hardwoods growing in Mozambique, namely: ntholo (Pseudolachnostylis maprounaefolia ...

This dissertation is the result of research on the functioning and challenge of community radio and focuses on the study of the Community Radio of the District of Homoíne (RCH). Despite the existence of community radio ...

The diversity of herpetofauna in Mozambique is under-estimated due to lack of data. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the biodiversity of the herpetofauna and its distribution in the Gorongosa National Park. The ...

The present study was carried out in the district of Chókwè, from November 2011 to September 2012, in the fields of the Estação Agrária de Chókwè belonging to the Agricultural Research Institute of Mozambique, in which the ...

The present work is a study on the performance of furrow irrigation at the Umbeluzi Agrarian Station conducted by assumptions that raise problems such as inadequate furrow irrigation practices that lead to poor performance. ...

In Mozambique the earth is regarded as one of the m ajor inputs. Nevertheless, of the 36 million hectares of arable land, only 10% are currently bei ng explored. It is a country where about 70% of the population lives in ...