CHEGUTU DISTRICT- Natural Farming Regions 14 February 2012
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CHEGUTU DISTRICT- Natural Farming Regions 14 February 2012 MADZORERA M any 26 ame ZIMPAM Legend 29 Private 21 25 Natural Farming Regions e Hospital Small Town w 7 g 5 6 in Place of local Importance 1 - Specialized and diversified farming z 27 4 D Hunyani Private Mission 2A - Intensive farming i Clinic z 2B - Intensive farming e ZVIMBA Mine g 1 n 6 e s 3 - Semi-intensive farming u Primary School M Helenadrof 13 Clinic 2 4 - Semi-extensive farming 5 Secondary School 3 5 - Extensive farming Mupfure Katangautano 7 MARSHALL 8 Norton Municipality 9 18 HARTLEY Municipality 35 Health Facility 12 10 11 7 Shamrock 14 Province Boundary Under Construction District Boundary 20 4 Ward Boundary Mbuyanehanda Rural Health Centre Major Road Secondary Road iro 16 w Feeder Road Doribwe ak 17 M Council Connector Road Msengezi Clinic Msengezi 19 Council DOMBWE Mission Clinic Hospital Track 2A Railway Line B ir Main River i MAKWIRO RELATED FARMING SYSTEMS 22 NORTON 13 Region I - Specialized and Diversified Farming: Rainfall in this region is high (more than 1000mm per annum in areas lying below 1700m altitude, and more than 900mm 15 per annum at greater altitudes), normally with some precipitation in all months of the 3 10 year. GIANT Elvington Clinic Temperatures are normally comparatively low and the rainfall is consequently highly Lizmore Gold Mine Clinic Clinic affective enabling afforestation, fruit and intensive livestock production to be practiced. In frost-free areas plantation crops such as tea, coffee and macadamia nuts can be BHP GADZEMA Private grown, where the mean annual rainfall below 1400mm, supplementary irrigation of Clinic these plantation crops is required for top yields. M u p Region IIA - Intesive Farming : Rainfall is confined to summer and is moderately fu re high (750-1000mm). Two sub-regions have been defined. Sub-region IIA receives an average of at least 18 rainy pentads per season and normally enjoys reliable 23 e MARIRANGWE w conditions, rarely experiencing severe dry spells in summer. The region is suitable for u Selous r a intensive systems of farming based on crops and /or livestock production. Council S CHIVERO Clinic 11 Region IIB - Intesive Farming : This sub-region receives an average of 16-18 rainy Sandringham pentads per season and is subject either to rather more severe dry spells during the Mission SELOUS Clinic CHIBERO rainy season or to the occurrence of relatively short rainy seasons. In either event, crop yields in certain years will be affected, but not sufficiently and frequently to 12 Chibero change the overall utilization from intensive systems of farming. 7 Clinic 21 MONERA Region III - Semi-Intensive Farming : Rainfall in this region is moderate in total Monera amount (650-800mm), but, because much of it is accounted for by infrequent heavy 12 Council e falls and temperatures are generally high, its effectiveness is reduced. This region will w 10 Clinic g n 11 receive an average of 14-16 rainy pentads per season. The region is also subject fairly Chegutu Urban a r i S Municipality- r severe mid-season dry spells and therefore is marginal for maize, tobacco and cotton h 11 a u clinic r M 2 u 8 production, Pfupajena S 9 h Municipality- or for enterprises based on crop production alone. The farming systems, in conformity u 5 r clinic u Chegutu DC bo with the natural conditioning factors, should therefore be based on both livestck im David Whitehead Council Clinic Ch production (assisted by the production of fodder crops) and cash crops under good Private Clinic 1 2 management on soils of high available moisture potential. CHEGUTUURBAN 9 Suri-Suri 28 Region IV - Semi-Extensive Farming : This region experiences fairly low total rainfall Airforce- 3 MARISAMHUKA clinic (450-650mm) and is subject to periodic seasonal droughts and severe dry spells CHEGUTU during the rainy season. The rainfall is too low and uncertain for cash cropping except 2B Mu Mhondoro North pfure 10 in certain very favourable localities, where limited drought-resistant crops can afford a C Council Clinic h e a Chivero sideline. y k i a Council w The farming system should be based on livestock production, but it can be intensified r i Clinic a 8 y 24 N to some extent by the growing of drought-tolerant fodder crops. Homedale Clinic Region V - Extensive Farming : The rainfall in this region is too low and erratic for the reliable production of even drought-resistant fodder and grain crops, and farming has i z d to i M h u c be based on the utlization of veld alone. The extensive form of cattle ranching or game p a f y ur 1 e 12 N ranching is the only sound farming system for this region. Included in this region are areas of below 900m altitude, where the mean rainfall is below 650mm in the Zambezi Brunswick valley and below 600mm in the Save-Limpopo valleys. Clinic M upfure NOTE: A rainy pentad is defined as the centre one of three five-day periods (pentads) which together receive more than 40 mm and two of which receive at least 8 mm of rainfall. Mupfure 29 e 13 fur up 25 M Mazoe SEKE Map Doc Name: ZWE-PLANNING_01_A0_120214_Chegutu_Agro-Ecology 3 MUSINAMI 27 PICKSTONE GLIDE Number: WATYOKA Musinami Creation Date: 14 February 2012 EIFFEL Rural Health MUBAYIRA 10 FLATS Centre 15 Projection/Datum: Arc 1960 Mhondoro Web Resources: http://ochaonline.un.org/zimbabwe Eiffel Flat Rural N Mine Clinic y a 14 Hospital n Watyoka 13 g Nominal Scale at A0 paper size: 1:0 w Council Kadora C e Clinic CAM & h n ir i District MOTOR un Hosp da zi Map data source(s): D 8 o ro 16 n 6 KADOMAURBAN a Vector data from Surveyor General. Natural farming n 5 g Waverly a 2 Clinic regions from Agritex 17 4 4 PSI Kadoma Clinic Clinic 11 7 3 Municipality Disclaimers: 12 26 N The designations employed and the presentation of y KADOMA u n d o material on this map do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the Secretariat of the 9 Sokose 14 United Nations concerning the legal status of any country, territory, city or area or of its authorities, or concerning the 14 delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries. be 3 Mom Gora Rural Health MAGNESITE 5 Centre Rwizi Council 6 Chikwava Chingondo Clinic Private we Clinic es sw Um Umsweswe 10 Chikara 2A Council Clinic CHAKARA NEUSO Mupawose Council Clinic 20 2 DENGA BROMPTON 2B 12 3 1 4 1 13 11 Muzvezve 4 Gvt Clinic 1 Mukarati 2 5 Council 21 Clinic.