Partner
ISPM – Vanduzi
Specific challenges
Poor natural resource productivity, poor husbandry, planning & management
Climate
Semi-arid, rainy season Nov-March. av. rainfall 400 mm/ year
Soil
Predominant soils are red ferralsols
Agriculture
Mixed crop-livestock systems dryland maize/sorghum-legume,livestock
Economic info
Major activities is agriculture
Infrastructure
Land ownership
Communal and state owned, farmers and private companies have landuse rights
Typical land size
0.5 ha
Crops produced
Maize, sorghum and millet, soybean, cowpea
Value chain description
Unstructured chain, mostly maize and beans, minimal processing. soldlocally
Mechanization use
Animal traction and hand hoe
Distance to fuel station
80 km
Accessibility of site
High clearance vehicle
Support systems
Technical assistance provided by public extension, NGO’s. Inputs fromprivate sellers.
Coordinates
-17.51204,33.35394