Southern African agriculture and climate change: A comprehensive analysis - Mozambique

Mozambique s diverse climate is influenced by monsoons from the Indian Ocean and the hot current of the Mozambique Canal. The country s location makes it particularly vulnerability to climatic hazards such as drought, floods, and recurring tropical cyclones during the rainy season, which spans from...

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Main Authors: Maure, Genito A., Bila, Silena, Sibanda, Lindiwe M., Thomas, Timothy S.
Format: Brief
Language:Inglés
Published: International Food Policy Research Institute 2012
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/154093
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Bila, Silena
Sibanda, Lindiwe M.
Thomas, Timothy S.
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description Mozambique s diverse climate is influenced by monsoons from the Indian Ocean and the hot current of the Mozambique Canal. The country s location makes it particularly vulnerability to climatic hazards such as drought, floods, and recurring tropical cyclones during the rainy season, which spans from October to April. Agriculture is the major activity of most of the population, contributing about 24 percent of the country s gross domestic product. The major crops are sugarcane, copra, sesame seeds, sugar beans, sunflower, rice, millet, and maize. Mozambique s population has doubled from independence in 1975 to the present day. The mortality rate among children under five has declined in the last 40 years thanks to improvements in the quality of health services and wider access to those services, mainly in rural areas. Life expectancy at birth increased from the 1960s through the late 1990s, but in the recent years it has decreased.
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spelling CGSpace1540932025-11-06T05:23:48Z Southern African agriculture and climate change: A comprehensive analysis - Mozambique Maure, Genito A. Bila, Silena Sibanda, Lindiwe M. Thomas, Timothy S. crops climate change agriculture food security economic development agricultural development sustainability resource management agricultural policies Mozambique s diverse climate is influenced by monsoons from the Indian Ocean and the hot current of the Mozambique Canal. The country s location makes it particularly vulnerability to climatic hazards such as drought, floods, and recurring tropical cyclones during the rainy season, which spans from October to April. Agriculture is the major activity of most of the population, contributing about 24 percent of the country s gross domestic product. The major crops are sugarcane, copra, sesame seeds, sugar beans, sunflower, rice, millet, and maize. Mozambique s population has doubled from independence in 1975 to the present day. The mortality rate among children under five has declined in the last 40 years thanks to improvements in the quality of health services and wider access to those services, mainly in rural areas. Life expectancy at birth increased from the 1960s through the late 1990s, but in the recent years it has decreased. 2012 2024-10-01T13:59:26Z 2024-10-01T13:59:26Z Brief https://hdl.handle.net/10568/154093 en Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Maure, Genito A.; Bila, Silena; Sibanda, Lindiwe M.; Thomas, Timothy S. 2012. Southern African agriculture and climate change: A comprehensive analysis - Mozambique. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/154093
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agricultural development
sustainability
resource management
agricultural policies
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Sibanda, Lindiwe M.
Thomas, Timothy S.
Southern African agriculture and climate change: A comprehensive analysis - Mozambique
title Southern African agriculture and climate change: A comprehensive analysis - Mozambique
title_full Southern African agriculture and climate change: A comprehensive analysis - Mozambique
title_fullStr Southern African agriculture and climate change: A comprehensive analysis - Mozambique
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title_short Southern African agriculture and climate change: A comprehensive analysis - Mozambique
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climate change
agriculture
food security
economic development
agricultural development
sustainability
resource management
agricultural policies
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