Subsistence agriculture and climate change: cases of the district of Magude and Moamba (South of Mozambique)

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https://doi.org/10.21680/2447-3359.2021v7n2ID21231

Abstract

This essay addresses the effects of climate change on Mozambican (family) subsistence agriculture, in lands with semi-arid climate trends, such as the south districts of the country, as Magude and Moamba, in Maputo province. The research was developed from bibliographical surveys and direct observation of the authors, who experienced the local reality. There is a cyclical trend of years of extreme drought, preceded by others of years like excess precipitation and slight concentration in increasingly shorter periods, which hinders the capacity of soils to absorb the impacts of water. The present work seeks to highlight the great exposure of subsistence agriculture in semi-arid regions, given the adverse climatic conditions and how it can impact the lives of farmers and their families, as well as the country's diet.  

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Orlando Inacio Jalane, UFC

Master's student at the Federal University of Ceará, Graduated in Geography, Regional Development and Environment at the Eduardo Mondlane University (2008). He is currently a gis analyst at the Instituto de Investigacao Agrária de Moçambique. Has experience in Geosciences, acting on the following subjects: Analysis and studies of soil carbon dynamics, mapping of natural resources, environmental studies.

Edson Vicente da Silva, Departamento de Geografia, UFC

Degree in Geography - Bachelor's and Degree. from the State University of Ceará (1981), master's degree in Rural Planning as a Function of the Environment from the Mediterranean Agronomy Institute of Zaragoza (1987), doctorate in Geography from the São Paulo State University Rio Claro São Paulo (1993), post-doctorate in Environmental Education from the Faculty of Education at the Federal University of Bahia (2006) and post-doctorate in Landscape Planning and Geoecology at the Faculty of Geography, University of Havana-Cuba (2007). He is currently a full professor at the Federal University of Ceará (1997), teaching experience at the Federal University of Bahia and professor of Doctorates and Masters in Geography and Development and Environment (PRODEMA), at the Federal University of Ceará. He has experience in the field of Landscape Geoecology, working mainly on the following topics: environmental analysis, environmental education, coastline, geoenvironmental analysis, water resources and sustainable development.

Carlos Henrique Sopchaki, UFC

Bachelor and Degree in Geography (Federal University of Paraná - UFPR - 2006), Specialist in Environmental Analysis (UFPR - 2011), Master in Geography (UFPR - 2012), Doctor in Geography (UFPR - 2016). He works mainly in the areas of Cartography, Information Quality in Geospatial Data, Geoprocessing, Remote Sensing, GIS, Geomorphology and Environmental Analysis. Works in Environmental Consulting projects. He was editor of Geografar and Rae Ga Magazines (UFPR) and Section Editor of Mercator Magazine (UFC). He was a member of the Board of the Institutional Support Program for the Publication of Scientific Journals at UFPR. He worked as a technical advisor to the National Textbook Program (PNLD) - Geography - High School - 2015. He was Substitute Professor at the Department of Geography at UFPR. He is an Adjunct Professor, with Exclusive Dedication, at the Department of Geography at the Federal University of Ceará (UFC), where he is currently the Vice-Coordinator of Undergraduate Courses in Geography. He is a Permanent Professor in the Graduate Program in Geography at UFC.

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Published

02-09-2021

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JALANE, Orlando Inacio; SILVA, Edson Vicente da; SOPCHAKI, Carlos Henrique. Subsistence agriculture and climate change: cases of the district of Magude and Moamba (South of Mozambique). Notheast Geoscience Journal, [S. l.], v. 7, n. 2, p. 123–130, 2021. DOI: 10.21680/2447-3359.2021v7n2ID21231. Disponível em: https://www.periodicos.ufrn.br/revistadoregne/article/view/21231. Acesso em: 24 aug. 2026.

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v. 7 n. 2 (2021)

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