Partner

NARDI

Specific challenges

Unpredictable rainfall, vulnerability to drought, expensive inputs

Climate

Semi-arid, hot summer (330mm/year), mild winters, minimal frost

Soil

Red sandy loam soil

Agriculture

Rain-fed field crops and fodder production, livestock (cattle & small stock)

Economic info

Depends on crops & livestock enterprises

Infrastructure

Good access to road infrastructure & markets, equipped borehole

Land ownership

Customary land with documentation

Typical land size

50Ha

Crops produced

Maize, Cowpeas, Bambara, Jugo, Napier grass, Lab-Lab, Forage sorghum

Value chain description

Grains sold widely – bulk buyers collect produce at farm. Fodder sold locally

Mechanization use

Mechanized equipment

Distance to fuel station

21km

Accessibility of site

Next to tarred road accessible with all types of vehicles

Support systems

Extension service, private input distributors

Coordinates

22° 05’00.1’’S 28°13’58.7’’E