Mozambique Smallholder Farm Management Surveys Across 26 Villages

259 agricultural field surveys from smallholder farms in 26 villages across three Districts in Mozambique. Data were collected via structured farmer interviews between 2014 and 2015, capturing details on management practices, crop yields, and field conditions. The surveys document inputs, tilling, fire use, residue management, crop pests, and field observations.

Use Cases

• Analyze relationships between management practices like tilling or fire use and reported crop yields.
• Model the impact of field age and fallow cycles on the prevalence of problems such as erosion or crop pests.
• Assess regional differences in cropping systems and input usage across the three surveyed Districts.
• Identify correlations between qualitative field observations, like standing live trees, and specific reported management practices.

Strengths

• 259 survey records provide a multi-district sample of smallholder agriculture.
• Data spans three distinct Districts (Mabalane, Marrupa, Gurue) and 26 villages for geographic breadth.
• Surveys capture a detailed mix of quantitative (yields, age) and qualitative (observations, practices) variables.
• Collection occurred over two years (2014-2015) across different seasonal periods.

Limitations

• Sample size of 259 fields may be insufficient for highly granular sub-group analyses.
• Focus on active fields excludes fallow land, limiting understanding of full land-use cycles.
• Data is from a specific 2014-2015 period and may not reflect current agricultural practices.

Provenance

Source

Environmental Information Data Centre

Collection Method

Structured interviews using questionnaires with farmers in selected fields.

Time Range

May-Sep 2014, May-Aug 2015, Sep-Dec 2015

Freshness

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Geography

Three Districts in Mozambique: Mabalane (Gaza Province), Marrupa (Niassa Province), Gurue (Zambezia Province)