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).