Souza-Piao, Roberta and Rao-Nicholson, Rekha and Yakovleva, Nathalia and Vazquez Brust, Diego (2023) Fighting Hunger and Educating Farmers with Regenerative Agriculture in Maputo’s Green Horticultural Belt. In: The Social Dimensions of the Circular Economy. Greening of Industry Networks Studies, 10 (1). Springer Nature, Cham, pp. 111-128. ISBN 978-3-031-25435-2. Official URL: https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-03...
Souza-Piao, Roberta and Rao-Nicholson, Rekha and Yakovleva, Nathalia and Vazquez Brust, Diego (2023) Fighting Hunger and Educating Farmers with Regenerative Agriculture in Maputo’s Green Horticultural Belt. In: The Social Dimensions of the Circular Economy. Greening of Industry Networks Studies, 10 (1). Springer Nature, Cham, pp. 111-128. ISBN 978-3-031-25435-2. Official URL: https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-03...
Souza-Piao, Roberta and Rao-Nicholson, Rekha and Yakovleva, Nathalia and Vazquez Brust, Diego (2023) Fighting Hunger and Educating Farmers with Regenerative Agriculture in Maputo’s Green Horticultural Belt. In: The Social Dimensions of the Circular Economy. Greening of Industry Networks Studies, 10 (1). Springer Nature, Cham, pp. 111-128. ISBN 978-3-031-25435-2. Official URL: https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-03...
Abstract
The chapter analyzes the social and environmental impacts of the Green Horticultural belt in Maputo, where Mozambican and Brazilian researchers jointly implemented demonstration plots and trained small-scale farmers in circular – ecologically regenerative – farming practices aimed to upgrade soil quality and ameliorate food poverty. The project also involved circular water management practices and technologies combining irrigation, rainwater collection, and the use of low-cost portable greenhouses to preserve humidity. The adoption of greenhouses with water harvesters strongly reduces water use. Sustainable farming practices also include direct planting and land rehabilitation. The chapter uses resource-constrained innovation theory to analyze factors underpinning the success of this initiative. Positive impacts on SDGs 2 and 4 are discussed, as well as the factors influencing the success and scalability of the project.
| Item Type: | Book Section |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Circular economy, Sustainable agriculture, Sustainable development goals |
| Subjects: | S Agriculture > S Agriculture (General) |
| Divisions: | Faculty of Social Sciences > Essex Business School |
| SWORD Depositor: | Unnamed user with email elements@essex.ac.uk |
| Depositing User: | Unnamed user with email elements@essex.ac.uk |
| Date Deposited: | 17 Dec 2025 14:54 |
| Last Modified: | 17 Dec 2025 14:54 |
| URI: | http://repository.essex.ac.uk/id/eprint/34012 |
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