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By the early 1980s, it was becoming increasingly apparent to the Frelimo Government in Mozambique that its agricultural policies were not having the required effects. Production had not recovered to pre-independence levels as intended, agricultural exports remained generally low, and there was hunger in certain areas of the country. Queues and shortages were widespread in the cities, and rationing was introduced in the capital, Maputo. There were many exogenous factors accounting for these problems: alternating years of drought and floods, a constant state of war, first against the Smith régime in Rhodesia and then against South Africa and its client groups, and finally, of course, the world recession and worsening terms of trade.

Überblick über staatliche Eingriffe in den Agrarsektor von der Kolonialzeit bis zur Gegenwart. Starker Rückgang der Erträge unter der Staatsfarm-Politik der Frelimo. Seit 1982 Übergang zu neuer Entwiklungsstrategie für den Agrarbereich: Bildung von Kooperativen und Unterstützung der kleinbäuerlichen Familienwirtschaft. Auch Wandel in der Handelspolitik: Importierte Agrartechnologie und Konsumwaren sollen den bäuerlichen Haushalt anregen, Überschüsse zu erzeugen und zu vermarkten. (DÜI-Hlb)