number of people working the land fell
15%, concludes a survey by the
economist and professor Paulo Mole,
released this week, during the scientific
activities of the Faculty of Economics of the University Eduardo Mondlane The
number of people who have agriculture
as their main activity for their support
tends to decrease gradually in the
country. From 2002 to 2012, the
number of people working the land fell 15%, concludes a survey by the
economist Paul Mole, released this
week. According to the academic,
people exchange farming by more
profitable and require less effort and
time. The refuge of many of them has been the trade (kiosks and canteens);
providing services such as selling mobile
phone recharges, bicycle repair and
agro-processing (milling business and
production of alcoholic drinks). On
average, leaving the sector each year, about 400 thousand people, but the
number of people who have agriculture
as a secondary activity rose slightly (2%)
over the ten years under review.
