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

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.