Abstract:
The Government of Mozambique adopted a constitution in 1990;therefore, it has made great
efforts to achieve agricultural growth. The present paper analyzes the agricultural productivity of
Mozambique in the period 2007-2017, using data obtained from the national agricultural census
of 2009-2010 and the National Statistical Institute. Cobb-Douglas production function was used
to calculate the production elasticity’s of the output determinants. Productivity estimates showed
that northern area is the most productive in Mozambique, with Niassa province having the
highest productivity. Human capital, fertilizer use, and livestock production are the determinants
of productivity that have shown significant and positive elasticity’s either within the province as
well as between provinces |
