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Mozambique's Agricultural Economy in Brief

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  • Missiaen, Edmond

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Excerpts from the report: Agriculture is very dominant in Mozambique 's economy, supplying almost two-thirds of the gross domestic product and 79 percent (value) of exports, and employing well over 80 percent of the population. There are three basic types of agriculture in Mozambique: African subsistence agriculture, which is usually supplemented by one or two cash crops; small-and medium-scale European-type farming practiced by Portuguese immigrants; and large-scale plantation (estate) farming, which is controlled by Europeans. The principal subsistence crops of Mozambique are cassava, corn, and peanuts. African farmers market cotton, cashew nuts, copra, and various other crops in addition to rice, corn, and peanuts. Cotton, almost exclusively an African-grown crop, usually has ranked as Mozambique's most valuable export. Mozambique is the leading world supplier of cashew nuts, producing almost twice as much as its nearest competitor. The most important plantation crops in Mozambique are sugar, tea, copra and sisal.

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  • Missiaen, Edmond, 1969. "Mozambique's Agricultural Economy in Brief," Miscellaneous Publications 316394, United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service.
    • Handle: RePEc:ags:uersmp:316394
    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.316394
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