Currently, Africa in general and Katanga in particular are facing a deterioration in the physical and social environment. This was attributed to the degradation of multifaceted all-out industrialization, the population explosion (with its pressure on land) and the multiple crises that plunge into extreme poverty. In Katanga potato to a net increase in importance and whose ecological requirements fit well with the environment. So in general, this work is to analyze the economic and financial profitability of the potato by sector approach in Lubumbashi mining hinterland, and in the specific outline it is to assess the socio demographic variability potato consumer, generate profitability and profit marketing (calibration) in the interim relative to the flow market, estimating the cost of production, labor productivity, soil and the producer price of the city of Lubumbashi. For the realization of this work, investigations were conducted on a random sample of 85 players in the sector. To achieve this, documentary techniques have contributed to the literary synthesis for the preparation of this work and the analysis of variance and Tukey's test was used to compare means of different parameters observed, thanks to the Mini software tab 16.It appears to say that the big producers break monopoly over small, the production cost is low. The intermediate second level to realize substantial profits, although profitability is comparatively negligible compared to the first level intermediaries who establish direct contacts with producers. Moreover, earnings fluctuated depending on the markets, so that some markets are benefited to the absence of obstacles increase the cost, if the toll taxes and customs. Variability share attributed to the potato market holds calibration varies independently of markets. According to this study, potato large caliber is the most profitable, as for consumers, the variability of households is perceived in terms of age, level of education; size and annual consumption frequency.

The center of Lubumbashi, the most urbanized space has now become a night market of agricultural and manufactured goods. That means it has now a double impact. On the one hand it degrades the beauty of the city and on the other hand, it allows the poor to fight against poverty and food insecurity. Thus, this article aims to identify the players involved in this activity, generate profitability, constraints and perspectives of actors. To achieve 67 Sellers were surveyed at 17:30 and 22:00 local time interval. The parameters analyzed are respectively: sociodemographic data (age, gender, marital status, educational level, occupation), invested capital, income, profitability, constraints and prospects. The results revealed that this activity is dominated by women (94.03%), married (64.18%) with a secondary level of study (61%), mean age 34

The market gardening dons a fundamental importance thanks to its multifonctionnalit

The present study was initiated to evaluate the factors influencing the profitability of the crop of okra in soil and climatic conditions and socio-economic Lubumbashi. The culture was installed in the actual conditions at the farm Kasapa the University of Lubumbashi on an area of one hectare. The observed agronomic parameters include the rate of emergence and survival, height of the plans, the number of harvests and yield. Then the flow of products (fruits) was carried out in the different markets of the city of Lubumbashi. The results revealed that the average survival rate is 91%, a decrease of 4% compared to the emergence rate originally recorded. The yield obtained (3.3 tonnes / ha) would be explained by several factors, the most limiting would phytosanitary restrictions, transportation costs and low producer prices. In the soil and climate and socio-economic context of Lubumbashi, these factors significantly limit the financial profitability (9% is a profit of $ 9 for $ 100 invested over a period of four months) culture okra. Thus, improved profitability of this culture would pass through minimizing transportation costs and reducing the gap between market prices and those for the production and control of the technical route.

This study was initiated as part of making a place of state on horticulture in the Katanga Province of the Democratic Republic of Congo. It aims to analyze the contribution of the vegetable sector to poverty reduction through its impact on the income of vegetable growers. The study is realized in the large scheme of vegetable Kilobelobe in the Annex town in Lubumbashi, Katanga, Democratic Republic of Congo.
From the data of the survey conducted in January-February and March 2014, we analyze the different functions of gardening and its effect on poverty reduction in the socio-economic context of Lubumbashi. We start from the assumption that households would benefit from the multiple functions of gardening, and it would contribute to poverty reduction. Thus, the study focused on a sample of 50 vegetable growers randomly drawn based on the census list available in the study site.
The results, it appears that producers benefit multiple socio-economic functions of gardening. In, fact, it appears from analyzes that this branch of family agriculture meets society's expectations: reducing unemployment, the main activity of peri-urban agriculture, and income-generating, contributing to health care, food security and to waste management through recycling biodegradable materials in other sectors (agriculture and livestock).

In Katanga, the poverty and the deterioration of the livelihoods are at the base of the food insecurity especially in the agricultural households. The food request is an especially function of the number of people and purchasing power to them. This study had like objective to apprehend the food safety of the agricultural households of the territory of Kipushi by their food expenditure. To arrive there, an investigation was led to nearly 90 households taken in a random way in 6 villages of the territory of Kipushi over one period active of February in June 2012.The results of this study showed that the food expenditure by household was on average 3, 47$ for the whole of all the studied villages whose average size of household was 6,3. The daily consumption per capita in monetary term varied between 0, 47 and 0, 63$ and represents a convincing indicator of level of increased poverty (1, 25$ per capita per day). As for food consumption, the corn, the vegetables (cassava leaves) and the palm oil are food very consumed in the villages. The food practices, accessibility, the availability, the price would be the determining factors food consumption in the villages and at the same time the price of meat products would be a factor limiting for more than one agricultural household. Next research is very necessary to study the livelihoods of these households.