eprintid: 5417 rev_number: 9 eprint_status: archive userid: 30 dir: disk0/00/00/54/17 datestamp: 2012-02-07 06:06:22 lastmod: 2012-02-07 06:06:22 status_changed: 2012-02-07 06:06:22 type: conference_item metadata_visibility: show contact_email: Library-ICRISAT@cgiar.org creators_name: Mazvimavi, K creators_name: Minde, I creators_name: Manussa, S creators_name: Tshuma, P creators_name: Murendo, C icrisatcreators_name: Mazvimavi, K icrisatcreators_name: Minde, I icrisatcreators_name: Tshuma, P icrisatcreators_name: Murendo, C affiliation: ICRISAT(Bulawayo) title: A Review of the Agricultural Input and Output Markets Development in Mozambique ispublished: pub subjects: s2.4 full_text_status: public pres_type: paper abstract: Agriculture drives the Mozambican economy. The sector is largely dominated by smallholder farmers and is a major source of livelihood in the country (World Bank, 2006). Available statistics indicate that agriculture contributes 25 percent to Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and employs 80 percent of the total labor force (African Development Bank, 2008). Development in the agricultural sector in Mozambique has evolved since colonial times to date due to different reasons. The main objective of the Portuguese colonialists was to increase the supply of raw materials to their country and hence targeted the needed investments in Mozambique. The sector wa......... date: 2011 date_type: published pagerange: 1-46 event_title: Dialogue on Promoting Agricultural Growth in Mozambique event_location: Hotel VIP, Maputo event_dates: 21 July 2011 event_type: workshop refereed: TRUE related_url_url: http://scholar.google.co.in/scholar?as_q=%22A+Review+of+the+Agricultural+Input+and+Output+Markets+Development+in+Mozambique%22&num=10&btnG=Search+Scholar&as_epq=&as_oq=&as_eq=&as_occt=title&as_sauthors=&as_publication=&as_ylo=&as_yhi=&as_sdt=1.&as_sdtp=on related_url_type: author citation: Mazvimavi, K and Minde, I and Manussa, S and Tshuma, P and Murendo, C (2011) A Review of the Agricultural Input and Output Markets Development in Mozambique. In: Dialogue on Promoting Agricultural Growth in Mozambique, 21 July 2011, Hotel VIP, Maputo. document_url: http://oar.icrisat.org/5417/1/mazvimazi_agricultural-input.pdf