Agricultural associations as a strategy for community development

an analysis of the peasants Association 16 of june from Mpaco, Nacala-Porto, Mozambique

Abstract

In Mozambique, after national independence in 1975, the State experimented with the rural socialization policy, in which large agricultural production companies were handed over to State management; as a strategy to change the colonial structure of production. The objective is to analyze the role of agricultural associations as vectors of the community development process. Indeed, apart from the political and ideological connotations that marked the origin of community development, it represents a privileged space in which each population participate in the planification and realization of projects aimed at raising the standard of their lives (AMMANN, 1981). Based on the theoretical contributions of qualitative research, namely: The recognition of the subjects  and the relevance of the social subjects  experience (MARTILLI, 1999), as well as the bibliographic review based on books, scientific articles, dissertations and the official documents  which regulate the association in the country. Additionally, between February and May 2019, a field survey was conducted in the Mpaco Community in which an interview was conducted with 20 farmers of 16 June Association. In fact, on the one hand, membership of the Association has a common purpose, which is the search for better living.