Análise da cadeia produtiva da batata reno da Região do Vale Zambeze (Moçambique): governança e coordenação

Abstract

In this study, we investigate the Irish potato production chain and the determinants of the transactions between the local farmers and intermediate (wholesale and retail) along the Zambeze Valley region in Mozambique. The theory of transaction costs was used to examine the current contractual strategies in use among the stakeholders of the Irish potato production chain. To understand the specificities of contractual mechanism, the role of the government and the legal issues, we firstly developed the model which encompasses the contractual relations in the production chain, which was followed by general description of stakeholders and the analysis of the transactions between the local farmers and wholesalers. A key result of our analysis is that both the local farmers and exporting intermediate are guided by three different marketing and contractual strategies, namely the implicit contracts, the partnership and integration in the production, and the free market strategy.