Study of Factors That Influence the Sustainability of Agricultural Development in the Bobonaro Municipality, Timor-Leste

作     者：Graciano Soares Gomes Carlito De Araújo Mali Code Vicente De Paulo Correia Oscar Da Silva Agostinho Da Cunha Moniz José Adriano Marçal Claudino Ninas Nabais Graciano Soares Gomes;Carlito De Araújo Mali Code;Vicente De Paulo Correia;Oscar Da Silva;Agostinho Da Cunha Moniz;José Adriano Marçal;Claudino Ninas Nabais

作者机构：Department of Animal Science National University of East Timor—UNTL Díli Timor-Leste Department of Agro Economic National University of East Timor—UNTL Díli Timor-Leste Department of Agronomy National University of East Timor—UNTL Díli Timor-Leste East Timor National Institute of Science and Technology—INCT-TL Díli Timor-Leste 

出 版 物：《Agricultural Sciences》 (农业科学（英文）)

年 卷 期：2022年第13卷第2期

页      面：105-116页

学科分类：0202[经济学-应用经济学] 02[经济学] 020205[经济学-产业经济学] 

主　　题：Land Productivity Sustentability Agricultural Production Factors 

摘      要：The aim of the study is to assess the factors that influence the sustainability of agricultural development. The study was carried out in the municipality of Bobonaro for about four months, from July to October 2021. Slovin’s method was used to determine the sample size, with a desired percentage of 10% of the total population. Thus, 154 producers were interviewed as respondents and key persons in the area of agriculture. The variables interviewed are the main factors of agricultural productivity and the factors that affect sustainable agricultural development. The results of the descriptive statistical analysis of the data showed that about 94.87% of the respondents’ productive area is in operation, with an average of 1.84 ha per respondent and the abandoned area around 0.11 ha per respondent. The average value of rice production is 2.38 ton per ha and corn 1.07 ton per ha. About 87% of producers raised the main types of animals such as cattle, pigs, goats with an average density of 2 to 5 animals per establishment. About 61% of producers have access to the market at a normal price for agricultural products. The factors that hinder less successful agricultural development, such as: those of nature with the greatest impact are climate changes, which influence changes in cultivation sessions and in the characteristics of productive soils, availability of water for irrigation and animal feed. On the socioeconomic side, it includes the willingness or interest of young people who want to work as farmers, less investment and the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic. It is concluded that natural and socioeconomic impacts can reduce agricultural productivity, so that this will be a major challenge for the development of the agricultural sector in the future.