Agroecological market gardening value chain, Maputo (Essor)
Maputo, Mozambique · Operator: Essor（フランスのNGO）／マプト市内の生産者組合3団体
Overview
Phase II of an agroecological transition project for urban farming in three districts of Maputo, Mozambique, from 2013 to 2016. It combined a shift to chemical-free growing with strengthening producer unions and building routes to market.
Citizen participation
Farmers grew on both collective and individual plots across the Kamavota, Kamubukwana and Katembe districts, joining training and shared marketing through their unions. Women held 53% of union leadership positions.
Operating model
A €968,000 project (€150,000 from Fondation Ensemble) that built a value chain: chemical-free vegetables certified as "healthy vegetables" and sold through retail stands and agricultural fairs.
Impact
Over 11 tonnes of organic vegetables were sold in markets in 2016 and 344 farmers were certified through their associations; three urban farmer unions strengthened member services. The project itself closed in September 2016.
Land tenure
Crops
- 葉物野菜
- トマト
- その他露地野菜
Scale
直接支援は320農家世帯。市内では約1万世帯が都市農業に従事
Sources（1）
This entry is compiled from the public sources, official sites and research below.
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