Partner
NARDI
Specific challenges
Unpredictable rainfall, vulnerability to drought
Climate
Semi-arid, summer rainfall-average 330 mm/year, mild winters, minimal frost
Soil
Mainly loamy, stony soil
Agriculture
Rain-fed field crops, irrigation supplemented fodder and livestock
Economic info
Typical subsistence level crop and livestock farming
Infrastructure
Good road access, equipped borehole with solar powered submersible pump
Land ownership
Customary land with documentation
Typical land size
21ha, with 10ha of cultivatable land
Crops produced
Maize, Sunflower, Cowpeas, Lucerne, Napier grass, Lab-Lab, Forage sorghum
Value chain description
Grains and bailed fodder sold locally in good years & fed to livestock on farm
Mechanization use
Hired tractor for primary cultivation and planting
Distance to fuel station
25km
Accessibility of site
Accessible with high clearance vehicle
Support systems
Extension service, private input distributors
Coordinates
-22.11408,28.50067
