Mozambique has a population of about 25 million people. Most live in rural areas and rely on farming for all or part of their household income. Located on Africa’s south-eastern seaboard, the country encompasses biodiversity sites of great significance. Today agriculture is said to account for 25% of Mozambique’s gross domestic product (GDP) and the sector employs 80% of the workforce. Women constitute 60% of those working in agriculture (ACB, 2015).

The community of Ramiene-Itoculo was founded by people coming from different parts of Mozambique. Agroecology is a system of food production that is well known by the small scale farmers of RamieneItoculo. Their ancestors that built the community used agroecological practices to produce food for their own use and these practices were transmitted to the new generation. Therefore, some agroecological practices used by small scale farmers are inherited from their ancestor while other practices were learned subsequently.