Dissertations / Theses on the topic 'Angoche'

The title of this paper gives three variants of what historically is the same name: Koti = the present-day indigenous name of Koti Island; Ngoji = the older form of the same name; Angoche = the official name of the town, adapted from the name of the AKoti people EKoti is the language of Angoche, a town on the coast of Nampula Province, in Mozambique. EKoti is in most respects very similar to the neighbouring coastal varieties of Makhuwa, but it also has many lexical and morphological items that are derived from Swahili. My colleague F. U. Mucanheia, co-author of our forthcoming grammar of EKoti, has recorded a story about the origin of Koti Island and its people. In the present paper, I summarize the text of this oral tradition, and I compare it to the dynastic traditions from Angoche and to those found in the Kilwa chronicle, pointing out differences but also establishing links.

A presente tese tem por objetivo examinar a formação da coligação de resistência organizada, no final do século XIX, por chefes de Angoche, Sangage, Sancul e Quitangonha, dos grupos macua-imbamela e namarrais, às interferências da política colonialista portuguesa no norte de Moçambique. Esses chefes efetuaram vários ataques aos postos administrativos e militares portugueses, postergando a ocupação efetiva daquele território até 1910. O principal objetivo da coligação era a preservação da autonomia política, ameaçada pelas iniciativas de ocupação territorial e pela instituição de mecanismos coloniais, como o controle do comércio e da produção de gêneros agrícolas, a cobrança de impostos e o trabalho compulsório. Os participantes da coligação estavam inseridos num complexo de interconexões gerado pelas múltiplas relações estabelecidas por meio dos espaços políticos, culturais, religiosos e de trocas comerciais, que envolviam não apenas as sociedades islâmicas da costa, as do interior e as do mundo suaíli, como o sultanato de Zanzibar, as ilhas Comores e Madagascar, mas também indianos, portugueses, ingleses e franceses. Essas relações eram definidas pelo parentesco, pela doação de terra, pela religião islâmica e pelos contatos comerciais. Essas conexões facilitaram a formação da coligação de resistência no final do século XIX.
The present thesis has as objective to examine the formation of the coalition resistance organized at the end of the nineteenth century, by the leaderships of Angoche, Sangage, Sancul and Quitangonha, and the groups macua-imbamela and namarrais, to the interference of the Portuguese colonialist policy in Northern Mozambique. Those learderships effectuated several attacks to the Portuguese military and administrative posts, postponing the effective occupation of that territory until 1910. The main objective of the coalition was the preservation of the political autonomy, threatened by the initiatives of the territorial occupation and the establishment of the colonial mechanisms, as the control of the trade and the agricultural production, the collection of taxes and the compulsory labor. Participants in the coalition were inserted of a complex of interconnections generated by the multiple relationships established through the political, cultural, religious and trade spaces, which involved not only the Islamic societies of the coast, the interior ones and the World Swahili as Zanzibar Sultanate, Comoros and Madagascar, but also Indian, Portuguese, English and French people. Those relationships were defined by the kinship, the land donating, the Islamic religion and also mercantile contacts. Those connections facilitated the formation of the resistance coalition at end of the nineteenth century.

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This work which defines itself as a qualitative, descriptive and exploratory research, is the result of the bibliographic and documental review and of the systematization of the data collected in the field, being that the evidence of the results was based on a sample of 60 aggregate familiars (AF) selected in the district of Angoche (DA). The work provides information about the historical process of organization of the cashew production (Anacardium occidentale, L) in Mozambique and its relation with the local productive space organization, particularly in the DA. This way, the work has as general objective to analyze the socio spatial dynamic in the DA, by the comprehension of the constitution and organization of the cashew nut production process. In specific terms the work aims: 1) to characterize and analyze the socio spatial organization of the cashew production, in the different stages of the Mozambican history, 2) to examine the established policies in the development ambit of the cashew sector and the impacts upon the socio spatial organization of the production, 3) to analyze how the socio spatial transformations unchained by the cashew production in Angoche participate in its spatial configuration. Aiming to reach those goals, the work undertook an effort in the direction of responding the following guiding questions of the research: 1) what’s the importance of cashew in the socio spatial organization of Angoche? 2) how does the cashew culture participate in the socio spatial conformation and dynamic of Angoche? The results of the research pointed to an increase on the volume of the cashew nut produced by AF in DA, as result of the policies of the Instituto de Fomento do Caju (INCAJU) which invests on revitalization initiatives of the national cashew park, through the resetting and the integrated handing of the cashew tree, with impact of the increase of the cashew planted area. That way, it was verified that in Angoche the cashew cultivation is explored in its almost totality in the dry regime and in combination with basic food cultivations. It was also verified that even in the regime of combination with basic food cultivations, the cultivation of cashew in Angoche, is changing and or extinguishing ancient forms of the local productive space organization and, creating at the same time, new ways of producing in the field. This verification is justified by the fact that the small producers of cashew are planting more and more cashew trees, or by the maximization of the farmlands destined to the cultivation of food cultures, or by expansion and/or the aggregation of new cultivation areas and the introduction of new production technologies. On what it refers to the structure, the work is shared in two parts: on a first moment, it aimed to analyze the production socio spatial organization of cashew in Mozambique and the policies conceived for the development of the sector since the colonial age, passing the post independence period and the civil war until de year of 2011. In a second moment the empirical results of the research are presented, with which we analyze the socio spatial dynamic of the DA, unchained by the cashew cultivation.
Esse trabalho que se define como pesquisa qualitativa, descritiva e exploratória, é fruto de revisão bibliográfica e documental e de sistematização de dados coletados no campo, sendo que a evidência dos resultados apresentados baseou-se numa amostra de 60 agregados familiares (AF) selecionados no distrito de Angoche (DA). O trabalho fornece informações sobre o processo histórico da organização da produção de caju (Anacardium occidentale, L) em Moçambique e sua relação com a organização do espaço produtivo local, particularmente do DA. Desse modo, o trabalho tem como objetivo geral analisar a dinâmica socioespacial no DA, pela compreensão, da constituição e organização do processo de produção da castanha de caju. Em termos específicos, o trabalho visa: 1) caracterizar e analisar a organização socioespacial da produção de caju, nos diferentes estágios da história de Moçambique, 2) examinar as políticas traçadas no âmbito do desenvolvimento do setor de caju e os impactos sobre a organização socioespacial da produção, 3) analisar como as transformações socioespaciais desencadeadas pela produção de caju em Angoche, participam na sua conformação espacial. Visando atingir esses objetivos, o trabalho empreendeu esforço no sentido de responder as seguintes questões: 1) qual é a importância do caju na organização socioespacial de Angoche? 2) como a cultura do caju participa na conformação e na dinâmica socioespacial de Angoche? Os resultados da pesquisa apontam para um aumento no volume de castanha de caju produzida pelos AF no DA, como resultado das políticas do Instituto de Fomento do Caju (INCAJU) que investe em iniciativas de revitalização do parque cajuícola nacional, mediante o repovoamento e o manejo integrado do cajueiro, com impacto no aumento da área plantada com caju. Desse modo, constatou-se que em Angoche a cultura do caju é explorada na quase totalidade em regime de sequeiro e em consorciação com culturas básicas alimentares. Constatou-se ainda que mesmo em regime de consorciação, a cultura de caju em Angoche, está alterando e/ou extinguindo antigas formas de organização do espaço produtivo local e, criando ao mesmo tempo, novas formas de produzir no campo. Esta constatação se justifica pelo fato de os pequenos produtores de caju se encontrarem a plantar cada vez mais cajueiros, quer pela maximização das terras destinadas ao cultivo de culturas alimentares, quer pela expansão e/ou agregação de novas áreas de cultivo e a introdução de novas tecnologias de produção. No que se refere a sua estrutura, o trabalho encontra-se dividido em duas partes: num primeiro momento, buscou-se analisar a organização socioespacial da produção de caju em Moçambique e as políticas concebidas para o desenvolvimento do setor desde a época colonial, passando pelo período pós-independência e da guerra civil até o ano de 2011. Num segundo momento, são apresentados os resultados empíricos da pesquisa, com os quais se analisa a dinâmica socioespacial do DA desencadeada pela cultura do caju.

The concept of ‘empowerment’ has been widely used among development practitioners since the early 1990s. This thesis aims to contribute to the literature on empowerment by developing an analytical framework that incorporates: (a) the dialectical nature of power, (b) multiple levels of analysis, and (c) the subjectivities of power that different actors have and that affect the way they respond to policies. The model is applied to the analysis of Mozambique’s transition to peace and the study of a national initiative called District Development Fund, known as the ‘7 Million’, which aims to promote empowerment by reducing poverty and promoting local participation in the rural districts. The analysis focuses, on the one hand, on the ‘7 million’ policy formulation, stressing the power struggles that shaped its final outcome and, on the other hand, the policy implementation in the district of Angoche, where I conducted extensive fieldwork. I argue that, even though the ‘7 million’ had some positive aspects – including providing a discourse that underlines the relevance of the districts and the local community in matters of governance – its effects in promoting local empowerment have been far below its potential. One of the reasons for this is to be found in the dynamics of power-to and power-over that take place at the local level and that partly reflect structural aspects linked to the Mozambique state formation and peacebuilding process. More generally, the case illustrates the limitations and contradictions of policies that aim promoting ‘bottom-up’ empowerment from the ‘top-down’.

The concept of ‘empowerment’ has been widely used among development practitioners since the early 1990s. This thesis aims to contribute to the literature on empowerment by developing an analytical framework that incorporates: (a) the dialectical nature of power, (b) multiple levels of analysis, and (c) the subjectivities of power that different actors have and that affect the way they respond to policies. The model is applied to the analysis of Mozambique’s transition to peace and the study of a national initiative called District Development Fund, known as the ‘7 Million’, which aims to promote empowerment by reducing poverty and promoting local participation in the rural districts. The analysis focuses, on the one hand, on the ‘7 million’ policy formulation, stressing the power struggles that shaped its final outcome and, on the other hand, the policy implementation in the district of Angoche, where I conducted extensive fieldwork. I argue that, even though the ‘7 million’ had some positive aspects – including providing a discourse that underlines the relevance of the districts and the local community in matters of governance – its effects in promoting local empowerment have been far below its potential. One of the reasons for this is to be found in the dynamics of power-to and power-over that take place at the local level and that partly reflect structural aspects linked to the Mozambique state formation and peacebuilding process. More generally, the case illustrates the limitations and contradictions of policies that aim promoting ‘bottom-up’ empowerment from the ‘top-down’.

Sound management of information and data is an essential cornerstone for efficient and effective decision making. Structured, up to date and easily retrievable data from several heterogeneous sources is often required to effectively manage, monitor and predict resource quantities particularly for depleting resources such as fish. The documentation and management of fisheries data in most developing countries however poses great challenges. The main aim of this study therefore is to design an information system (IS) for Artisanal Fisheries management. The developed IS is supported by a database. Secondary data, from the provincial offices of Moma and Angoche in Mozambique, is used to test and populate the prototype database. The manner in which the database is developed demonstrates how in practice a database can be created as part of an information system. However, due to time restrictions, a complete database for the AF system could not be developed. To accomplish the objectives of the study, a model of the Artisanal Fisheries (AF) system was developed first. Based on standard system development approaches, the key components of the AF system that include; processes, data flows and data stores, were identified. The developed conceptual system was then used to identify critical data stores for the AF system and data models were subsequently developed. A prototype database to support the AF system was then implemented in MS Access. The motivation for this study is as a result of two observations made on information management which are a challenge in artisanal fisheries management in Moma-Angoche. These observations are; (i) the current information system lacks a structured approach and a database to document and archive data/information on the artisanal fisheries subsector; and, (ii) the high proportion of the data/information collected from different sources is not well processed, analyzed and is not user-friendly as yet. The Moma-Angoche Provincial Fisheries office was chosen because it is strategically suitable for research. This has been demonstrated by the amount of socio-economic artisanal fishing census data already collected and by the research on stock marine resources already carried out. As a result, the study area has become a pilot zone of integrated fisheries development projects. During the life cycle of the various projects, and even after their termination, the area remained an important zone where subsequent studies (for example baseline studies) were carried out. Furthermore, the existence of subsequent data available from those studies allows a good opportunity for data comparisons to be made.
Thesis (M.Env.Dev.) - University of KwaZulu-Natal, Pietermaritzburg, 2007.

Moçambique é um dos países mais expostos e vulneráveis aos eventos meteorológicos e climatológicos extremos. Os ciclones tropicais estão entre os perigos naturais que mais destruíram habitações permanentes e temporárias e que maior número de vítimas mortais provocaram no período entre 1926 e 2018. A formação e a intensidade dos ciclones tropicais dependem das elevadas temperaturas dos oceanos, onde estes fenómenos se formam. O aquecimento global dos oceanos e uma atmosfera mais quente aumentam a probabilidade de estes eventos extremos se tornarem mais frequentes e intensos, levando ao aumento de danos nas cidades costeiras. A maior parte das principais cidades em Moçambique, aquelas que concentram uma grande parte da população do país e onde estão localizados os principais activos económicos, situa-se justamente ao longo da zona costeira, que é frequentemente atingida por ciclones tropicais. Esta tese de doutoramento tem como estudo de caso o município de Angoche, que inclui uma das mais antigas cidades costeiras do país, sendo a mais populosa da região onde se localiza e a que registou uma maior passagem de ciclones tropicais na província de Nampula no período entre 1926 e 2018. Os objectivos desta tese visam identificar as áreas de maior exposição aos ciclones tropicais, estudar a relação entre padrões de ocupação do solo e vulnerabilidade das famílias e actividades, e analisar a gestão de desastres naturais e as soluções de ordenamento do território como estratégia de redução de desastres provocados por perigos naturais. O processo de investigação baseou-se em métodos quantitativos e qualitativos. No âmbito destes métodos, a pesquisa e análise de um variado conjunto de documentação, desde jornais e relatórios produzidos pelas administrações em diferentes períodos da história de Moçambique a artigos publicados em revistas científicas, a aplicação de inquéritos por questionário e de entrevistas semi-estruturadas, incluindo o tratamento estatístico dos seus resultados, bem como a análise de imagens de satélite para estudar os padrões de ocupação do solo, foram utilizadas para alcançar os objectivos definidos e dar resposta às perguntas formuladas. Os principais resultados desta tese de doutoramento foram a identificação das áreas de Moçambique mais atingidas por ciclones tropicais no período entre 1926 e 2018; a confirmação da estação húmida (novembro a abril) como sendo o período com maior probabilidade de formação de ciclones tropicais com potencial para atingir a zona costeira do país; a natureza de perigos associados a ciclones tropicais a que cada uma das localidades municipais estudadas está exposta; o conhecimento da evolução dos padrões de ocupação do solo no município de Angoche, que revela um aumento de áreas com edificado e uma redução da vegetação terrestre e costeira (palmeiras e floresta de mangal); e uma melhor compreensão das determinantes da vulnerabilidade e do risco no município de Angoche, que incluem o tipo de habitação e as características morfológicas dos terrenos utilizados para a sua construção, a baixa renda dos residentes e a ausência de medidas de redução do risco nas localidades estudadas. Na tese também são estudadas as medidas de gestão de desastres. Os resultados do inquérito por questionário indicam que as famílias recorrem a estratégias individuais para resistirem aos impactos, antes e durante o desastre. Com base na leitura de todas as edições publicadas entre 1975 e 2019 do Jornal Notícias, o principal órgão de comunicação social escrita, diário, estatal e com correspondentes em todas as províncias de Moçambique, e a análise das respostas das famílias e dos entrevistados, constatou-se que a relocação e o reassentamento são a principal medida de gestão pós-desastre causado por um perigo natural. Subsequentemente, foram identificados os problemas associados às respostas dadas, com destaque para o insucesso que as caracteriza devido, fundamentalmente, a um processo de planificação pouco criterioso, e apontadas outras soluções, como a adaptação nas áreas de origem das populações. No final é ainda questionada a implementação de medidas de ordenamento do território como estratégia de gestão de desastres no país.

Indigenous knowledge use in identifying artisanal fishing zones is the core issue in this dissertation. It seeks, on one hand, to show the potentially of this knowledge and to establish the relationships between indigenous and scientific knowledge in fishing zones identification and, on other the hand, it is also a trend for alleviating those fishing zones surrounding beaches, estuaries and bays highly exploited by artisanal fishermen. Pushing artisanal fishermen upward offshore and/or into the open sea, they will fish more quality and high economic value fish contributing to enhance their income. By so doing, artisanal fishermen will uplift their living standard and, at the same time, they will contribute to sustainable artisanal fisheries management. Angoche District in Nampula province, north of Mozambique is the study area. The study was carried out to describe the logical sequence underlying on the process of identifying artisanal fishing zones using indigenous knowledge. The relationship between indigenous and scientific knowledge is treated with particular attention. The nature of the study is descriptive and analytical based on qualitative and quantitative data. The method used for data collection was face-to-face interviews using structured and semi-structured open-ended questions. Data on socioeconomic, traditional and cultural practices, technological and climate characteristics were collected, analyzed and discussed. Factors underlying artisanal fishing zones were studied. Spatial and non-spatial information for artisanal fishing zones identification was recorded applying Global Positioning Systems (GPS) and, later, processed and analyzed employing Geographical Information Systems (GIS). Finally, a map showing the localization and distribution of the identified fishing zones in the study area was produced. Results from the research show that identification of fishing zones offshore or open sea can be done simply based on local indigenous knowledge. The GIS technology employment facilitates the inclusion of indigenous knowledge into other knowledge which can be used for local decision making. Sustainable fisheries management can only be achieved by developing a science based on the priorities of local people, and creating a technological base that includes both traditional and modern approaches to problem-solving.
Thesis (M.Env.Dev.)-University of KwaZulu-Natal, Pietermaritzburg, 2007.

This diploma thesis discusses population sustainability and food security in Angola. The first part which deals with literature research is focused on basic aspects of population growth, development and food security. There are main theories discussed dealing with development and population sustainability. In the practical part, available data is used and analyzed to determine the present state of population sustainability in regards to food production in Angola. Next purpose of this thesis is to make prediction into the future. Correlation analysis will be also provided. Based on the all outputs of practical part, obtained results will be discussed and evaluated. Possible recommendations and solutions will be made at the end of the work.

During its first months. the Czechoslovakian press printed almost daily news about the colonial war in Angola (1961 - 1975). The news coverage is analysed and compared to the literature edited during the socialist regime and also with contemporary international literature. As a result of the comparison we were able to appreciate how as the conflict matured and became better known internationally. the coverage became more biased. In the beginning seems like the editors don't know hO\,v each actor in the war is aligned with the international powers and gives a rather impartial account of the events. Gradually the positions are clarified and propaganda gains more weight in the news. 104

Politics and Society in Angola in the 70's of the 20th century: MPLA's struggle for the consolidation of power is a rigorous and meticulous work on the internal dynamics existing in MPLA, first as a movement and then as a political party, through the greatest moments, which in its development occurred. The seventies of last century represent the biggest crisis in the history of the Angolan strongest political party ever. The work seeks to highlight the political consequences but also consequences in human lives that these crises have influenced. During the 70's of the 20th century four major events bring MPLA on the verge of liberation process. On the eastern front, at the beginning of the seventies, there was an uprising in the MPLA army against the central leadership. Later, Daniel Chipenda, a member of the MPLA Steering Committee, took the lead of the rebellion. In terms of leadership in MPLA, this was the first major collapse between the Steering Committee and the MPLA social and rural bases. Right after took place another revolt, which was called Active Revolt, in May 1974 in Brazzaville, Republic of Congo where MPLA had its headquarters. It was carried out by mostly intellectual dissidents, but it brought structural catastrophic consequences for MPLA, when the 25th April 1974 in Portugal played a coup...