agricultural soybean plants in mozambique

   
agricultural soybean plants in mozambique
                                               
                                               
                                               
                                               
  • agricultural soybean plants in mozambique
  • Is the soybean crop a promising crop in the edaphoclimatic conditions?
  • It was identified that the soybean crop, although promising on the continent, is still in the early stages of development from the adoption of new technologies adapted to the local edaphoclimatic conditions. Mapa da área de estudo da pesquisa.
  • How many soybean farmers were interviewed?
  • The sample consisted of 120 soybean farmers, chosen from the snowball sampling technique. The reference techniques were descriptive statistics and the econometric growth rate model for data treatment. Most of the soybean farmers interviewed were growing soybean in 2.0 ha areas, with yield of 0.5-1.0 t / ha.
  • What is the main crop of Mozambique?
  • The country has 35 million hectares of arable land, 6 million hectares of which have been developed, and 12 million hectares of livestock. Agricultural output accounts for 25% of the overall GDP and 15% of Mozambique’s exports. The main food crops are maize, rice, soybeans, cassava, etc.
  • Do soybean farmers use improved seeds or chemical fertilization?
  • The reference techniques were descriptive statistics and the econometric growth rate model for data treatment. Most of the soybean farmers interviewed were growing soybean in 2.0 ha areas, with yield of 0.5-1.0 t / ha. Of these, 77.4% use improved seeds and only 12.1% chemical fertilization.