Identification

Title

Rural smallholder agricultural field management surveys across Mozambique

Abstract

This dataset comprises 259 smallholder agricultural field surveys collected from twenty-six villages across three Districts in Mozambique, Africa. Surveys were conducted in ten fields in each of six villages in Mabalane District, Gaza Province, ten villages in Marrupa District, Niassa Province, and ten villages in Gurue District, Zambezia Province. Data were collected in Mabalane between May-Sep 2014, Marrupa between May-Aug 2015, and Gurue between Sep-Dec 2015. Fields were selected based on their age, location, and status as an active field at the time of the survey (i.e. no fallow fields were sampled). Structured interviews using questionnaires were conducted with each farmer to obtain information about current management practices (e.g. use of inputs, tilling, fire and residue management), age of the field, crops planted, crop yields, fallow cycles, floods, erosion and other problems such as crop pests and wild animals. The survey also includes qualitative observations about the fields at the time of the interview, including standing live trees and cropping systems. This dataset was collected as part of the Ecosystem Services for Poverty Alleviation (ESPA) funded ACES project , which aims to understand how changing land use impacts on ecosystem services and human wellbeing of the rural poor in Mozambique. Full details about this dataset can be found at https://doi.org/10.5285/78c5dcee-61c1-44be-9c47-8e9e2d03cb63

Resource type

dataset

Resource locator

https://data-package.ceh.ac.uk/data/78c5dcee-61c1-44be-9c47-8e9e2d03cb63

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description: Download a copy of this data

function: download

https://data-package.ceh.ac.uk/sd/78c5dcee-61c1-44be-9c47-8e9e2d03cb63.zip

name: Supporting information

description: Supporting information available to assist in re-use of this dataset

function: information

Unique resource identifier

code

https://catalogue.ceh.ac.uk/id/78c5dcee-61c1-44be-9c47-8e9e2d03cb63

codeSpace

doi:

Dataset language

eng

Spatial reference system

code identifying the spatial reference system

Classification of spatial data and services

Topic category

farming

Keywords

Keyword set

keyword value

originating controlled vocabulary

title

GeoNames

reference date

date type

creation

effective date

2006-01-01

Keyword set

keyword value

agriculture

crops

fertiliser

pests

smallholder

Geographic location

West bounding longitude

29.68

East bounding longitude

42.248

North bounding latitude

-10.347

South bounding latitude

-27.479

Temporal reference

Temporal extent

Begin position

2014-05-01

End position

2014-08-31

Dataset reference date

date type

publication

effective date

2017-12-18

date type

creation

effective date

2015-12-31

Frequency of update

notPlanned

Quality and validity

Lineage

All data were quality assured by the lead author. When in the field, all interviewers were trained before conducting interviews with farmers to ensure consistent robust interview techniques and recording of data. Data were continually checked for errors as it was collected. All interviewers were able to translate directly from the local language to Portuguese, and all data were recorded in Portuguese. All translations from Portuguese to English were done by the lead author. Wherever possible, pre-set answers or binary responses to questions were used to systematically record qualitative observations and avoid ambiguous results. All quantitative estimates of crop yields must be used with caution, as data are based on recall data and unit conversions are uncertain and should be considered as rough estimates of yields. Unit conversions for yield data were based on local measurements of harvest units and weights where possible, or from government data. Other estimates are based on best available literature or rough estimates of weights and volume conversions. In cases where the volume or size of the local unit of harvest was not specified (e.g. sack or bucket), the most common volume or size of the unit reported in household surveys in each village were used.

Conformity

Conformity report

specification

title

Commission Regulation (EU) No 1089/2010 of 23 November 2010 implementing Directive 2007/2/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards interoperability of spatial data sets and services

reference date

date type

publication

effective date

2010-12-08

degree

explanation

Data format

name of format

Comma-separated values (CSV)

version of format

Constraints related to access and use

Constraint set

Limitations on public access

Constraint set

Limitations on public access

Constraint set

Limitations on public access

© University of Edinburgh

Constraint set

Limitations on public access

If you reuse this data, you should cite: Woollen, E., Ryan, C.M., Nhaduco, O., Da Costa, A.A., Rodrigues, C., Armando, F., Baumert, S., Zorilla-Miras, P. (2017). Rural smallholder agricultural field management surveys across Mozambique. NERC Environmental Information Data Centre https://doi.org/10.5285/78c5dcee-61c1-44be-9c47-8e9e2d03cb63

Responsible organisations

Responsible party

organisation name

University of Edinburgh

email address

ewoollen@exseed.ed.ac.uk

responsible party role

pointOfContact

Responsible party

organisation name

University of Edinburgh

email address

e.woollen@ed.ac.uk

responsible party role

author

Responsible party

organisation name

University of Edinburgh

email address

casey.ryan@ed.ac.uk

responsible party role

author

Responsible party

organisation name

Universidade Eduardo Mondlane, Faculdade de Agronomia e Engenharia Florestal

email address

enquiries@ceh.ac.uk

responsible party role

author

Responsible party

organisation name

Universidade Lúrio

email address

enquiries@ceh.ac.uk

responsible party role

author

Responsible party

organisation name

Universidade Lúrio

email address

enquiries@ceh.ac.uk

responsible party role

author

Responsible party

organisation name

Centro Polivalente Leão Dehon

email address

enquiries@ceh.ac.uk

responsible party role

author

Responsible party

organisation name

University of Edinburgh

email address

sophia.baumert@gmail.com

responsible party role

author

Responsible party

organisation name

University of Edinburgh

email address

pzorrilla-miras@icatalist.eu

responsible party role

author

Responsible party

organisation name

NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre

email address

info@eidc.ac.uk

responsible party role

custodian

Responsible party

organisation name

NERC Environmental Information Data Centre

email address

info@eidc.ac.uk

responsible party role

publisher

Responsible party

organisation name

University of Edinburgh

email address

enquiries@ceh.ac.uk

responsible party role

owner

Metadata on metadata

Metadata point of contact

organisation name

Environmental Information Data Centre

full postal address

Lancaster Environment Centre, Library Avenue, Bailrigg

Lancaster

LA1 4AP

UK

email address

info@eidc.ac.uk

responsible party role

pointOfContact

Metadata date

2022-05-20T10:39:54

Metadata language

eng