Factors affecting groundnut production in Mozambique
1985
Malithano, A.D. | Ramanaiah, K.V. | Monjana, A.M. | Chilengue, B.S. | Uaiene, R.N.
Groundnut is cultivated mostly by small farmers as a rainfed crop. The average yield of dried pods is 500 kg/ha. Short-season erect cultivars are grown in the south while long-season prostrate types dominate in the north. The main production constraints are: 1 poor cultural practices, 2. pests, diseases, and weeds, 3. lack of good quality seeds, 4. irregular rainfall, 5. lack of marketing opportunities, 6. lack of suitable implements and farm power, 7. growing unimproved landraces, 8. low soil fertility, and 9. lack of technical and extension personnel. The Groundnut Improvement Project is working with farmers to find solutions to these constraints. Promising results have been obtained and are being applied at the farm level
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