Latest 10 Jobs in Southern Africa

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1	MEP/AM	Director de Contractos - Angola-Moçambique	view
			Ver Todos Empregos Southern Africa

Information about Southern Africa

Economic growth in the sub-region is closely linked to land resources. The strongest growth was in Angola which grew at 11.5 percent in 2004 (linked to oil and diamonds) and 8.3 percent in Mozambique (strong agricultural performance and donor support). South Africa, which accounts for one-fifth of Africa’s total GDP, grew at 2.8 percent in 2004. Increased mining activities was the key growth factor in Botswana, Mozambique, Namibia and Zambia; agricultural expansion was an important factor in Mozambique and Zambia, and increased tourist activity in South Africa and Zambia.

Crop production is the dominant land use, contributing about 34 percent to GDP. For this reason, the performance of crop production has a strong influence on food security, economic growth and stability. As most economies in Southern Africa are based on agriculture, there is a big demand for arable land, mainly in the rural areas. Up to 62 percent of the population lives in rural areas, depending on agriculture for their livelihood. There is a growing trend towards export agriculture, influencing an increase in the production of cash crops including cotton, tobacco, tea, coffee, sugar and wheat. However, maize, a staple food for the majority of the region’s population, is still an important crop and is widely grown. Increased commercial agriculture offers important employment opportunities. However, where labour is gendered, as it is in much of Africa, with cash crops identified as men’s crops and subsistence food crops as women’s crops, women may not derive the same benefit. Disproportional income levels are also a factor in the gendered nature of poverty.

Livestock farming is another common form of land use, although livestock production has fluctuated over the last three decades due to drought and diseases such as foot-and-mouth, cattle-lung disease and anthrax. Meat production per capita has generally been declining as shown