Impacto da Covid-19 no subsector de hortícolas em Moçambique

Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic represents a global health shock that erupted in the city of Wuhan, China, in December 2019, from where it spread to the rest of the world, including Mozambique. The pandemic reality of the new COVID-19 has brought unprecedented and dramatic consequences to the world's population. Numerous sectors of the economy have had, and still have, to adapt to this reality. Many sectors have had to determine how to direct their actions to survive this crisis, as many aspects of society intrinsically depended on a society structured precisely as it was pre-pandemic. In response to the impacts of COVID-19, the Government of Mozambique adopted a set of effective economic measures and policies that have stimulated the revitalization of the economy and mitigated the constraints imposed on the business environment by the pandemic, aiming to stimulate economic activity. Despite the best of intentions in implementing these measures, it appears that most of them have not generated the expected impact. Therefore, to improve this situation, we propose the adoption of a new framework of measures that effectively responds to the challenges this pandemic poses to the economy as a whole. On the other hand, it is necessary to reformulate the previously adopted measures, making them comprehensive and effective. Given the global health crisis described, which has affected various sectors of the economy, especially the family farming sector, the main objective of this study is to analyze the impact of Covid-19 on the vegetable subsector. Specifically, a) identify the profile of producers in the vegetable subsector; b) assess the evolution of production in the vegetable subsector; c) propose some measures to mitigate the impacts of Covid-19 on agriculture, especially the vegetable sector. Thus, the choice of this topic is justified by the fact that, although it has been extensively studied and addressed in economic analysis, there is little in-depth study regarding the impacts of COVID-19 on the vegetable sector, which appears to be one of the most affected sectors. The effects of the pandemic have left farmers even more vulnerable due to the shortage of food products from the countryside to the city and the difficulty in transporting produce to other markets, further harming their quality of life. The study used a bibliographic and qualitative method of an exploratory character, analyzing books and manuals in the field, as well as reviewing scientific articles and online publications.(TRADUÇÃO NOSSA)