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In Mozambique (South-eastern Africa), Phaseolus vulgaris and Vigna spp. are important
staple foods and a major source of dietary protein for local populations, particularly for people
living in rural areas who lack the financial capacity to include meat in their daily dietary options.
This study focuses on the potential for improving diets with locally produced nutritious legumes
whilst increasing food security and income generation among smallholder farmers. Using bean
species and varieties commercialised as dry legumes in the country, it sets out to characterize and
compare the chemical properties of Phaseolus vulgaris and Vigna spp. among the most commercialised
dry legume groups in Mozambique. The principal component analysis showed a clear separation
between Phaseolus and Vigna species in terms of proximate composition, whereas protein content was
quite uniform in both groups. It concludes that the introduction of improved cultivars of Phaseolus
vulgaris and Vigna species maize–legume intercropping benefits yield, diets and increases household
income with limited and low-cost inputs while enhancing the resilience of smallholder farmers in
vulnerable production systems affected by recurrent drought and the supply of legumes to urban
informal markets.
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Keywords
East Africa pulses Vigna Phaseolus Leguminosae malnutrition chemical composition
Pedagogical Context
Citation
Charrua, A.B.; Havik, P.J.; Bandeira, S.; Catarino, L.; Ribeiro-Barros, A.; Cabral, P.; Moldão, M.; Romeiras, M.M. Food Security and Nutrition in Mozambique: Comparative Study with Bean Species Commercialised in Informal Markets. Sustainability 2021, 13, 8839. https://doi.org/10.3390/su13168839
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MDPI