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标题：POSSIBILITIES FOR ALLEVIATING POVERTY THROUGH DAMBO UTILIZATION: A CASE STUDY OF CHOKWE COMMUNAL AREA, GAZA PROVINCE, MOZAMBIQUE
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作者：Munyaradzi Mawere
期刊名称：Afro Asian Journal of Social Sciences
印刷版ISSN：2229-5313
出版年度：2012
卷号：3
期号：3
出版社：onlineresearchjournals.com
摘要：Mozambique like many other countries in Africa is very rich in natural resources yet thecountry continues to be haunted by poverty even to date. While colonialism and the civilunrest that rocked Mozambique after independence in 1974 are largely blamed foraggravating poverty levels in the country, poor and under-utilization of natural resourcesis also a contributing factor. Though there are many poorly and under-utilized resourcesin Mozambique, this paper focus on dambo utilization in the vast plains of Chokwedistrict in Gaza province. To assess the utilization of dambos in Chokwe, a survey wascarried out. From the qualitative analysis of data obtained, the paper notes that there isunder-utilization of dambos in Chokwe. Following this observation, the paper argues thatdambo utilization could possibly alleviate or eradicate poverty if properly done. Thepiece then urges people of Chokwe communal area to seriously consider sustainableutilization of dambos in their area as a drive to alleviate poverty. Further to that, thegovernment of Mozambique and donor agencies is urged to assist Chokwe people withknowledge/skills and financial resources necessary to sustainably utilize the rich dambosin the area as a way of improving their lives and fighting the historically long cataclysmicextreme poverty in the country
关键词：Poverty; alleviation; dambo; utilization; Chokwe; Mozambique