ANGOLA Agriculture and livestock.

Angola is a country with an immense geographical diversity, it’s privileged to have areas with different climates, where it is possible to grow plantations to warm and tropical conditions. 

Tomatoes,Cucumber, coffee,sugar cane

 Fruits: Pear mango,orange, apple,etc..

The agriculture represent   approximately 20% of GDP to Angola, in addition the 70%   the population lives  of agriculture.


Having a strong agriculture , the livestock sector is favoured  which is an strong enough  economic  input  to country . It is noted  that   mining, oil and gas extraction and diamonds are activities that  occupy the more important part of GDP to Angola.

Problem in the history

The war  that occurred  in  1992 in Angola  generated:   violence, crime, vandalism in the agricultural lands  etc.. affecting the rural structure,

Angola's agricultural land is estimated at 58.29 million hectares (FAO, 2009), 20  of these were destroyed completely, the natives  had not  productive  lands and they didn’t  have an  economic sustaining, In consequence many of the farmers  and  habitants of villages decided   move to urban zone for safety.

In that  period the government was worried for  young people  who were accommodated in the cities, Due to  that  probably they would not return to the rural zones to  realize the agricultural activities (The people would not have anything to eat).Over the years the conflict was normalized gradually.In addition the World Program of Food  and NGO  collaborated  in sustaining  of Angola, through   distribution  the   food, seeds and agricultural implements to muffle the problem, that  help  was   until 1980.

Also affected was  livestock sector , because of the 20 million hectares(Destroyed)  12 were dedicated to this area.The  animal dont  have to eat and a lot of head of cattle  die.

Solutions

As solution, the community of Angola centered on the rehabilitation and strengthening of agrarian sector, the funds was given by donors and other part was given by the national . The donors  and the government established the program of Community Rehabilitation.

 Department of Agriculture and Rural Development , proposed a program in that  emphasis in the animal traction, use of fertilizers and agricultural commercial private companies, to increase the commercialization the progress in the country .

Actuality 

Nowadays, Department of Agriculture and Rural Development and Goesfishing, reinaugurated, in Huambo's city,  the laboratory of the Institute of Investigation, in an action that seeks to increase the agroindustrial sector .

                                        MAYOR PROBLEMS FACING ANGOLA