ZVIMBA DISTRICT- Natural Farming Regions 14 February 2012 ra 1 Doma 13 Do Clinic 22 e Chipuriro A m Legend n a 7 zi y Clinic Musenge g n w a 5 a Natural Farming Regions M 8 1 Small Town 22 3 S ami h Chidikamwedzi Mw in Place of local Importance 1 - Specialized and diversified farming e j Clinic 14 t 15 e 4 u CENTENARY 1 k 2A - Intensive farming 5 u 10 28 Mission 7 6 Chikanziwe R Council Clinic Mine 2B - Intensive farming Karoi 10 11 Mupinge M District u 3 - Semi-intensive farming 9 11 i Hospital 8 2 s i Primary School m t w u 4 - Semi-extensive farming 3 Ridziwi v e b u Nyamhondoro Secondary School M Bepura Clinic 5 - Extensive farming Nyangoma Mugarakamwe Clinic 1 Rural Health Council MUDINDO 2 Health Facility Clinic Centre 9 Bare BURE Clinic Province Boundary Mhangura ARDA Sisi Council 12 MHANGURA Private Monera Hospital Clinic District Boundary a e GURUVE w w MADADZI t g i n s M 14 u 6 A Ward Boundary av M a re MHANGURA e 3 m ya Major Road Muitubu an 29 M Clinic Secondary Road 3 13 Feeder Road Donje MADOMBWE NORAH SILVERSIDE Clinic 4 Connector Road Birkdale Track 20 Rural Health HURUNGWE Centre 27 Railway Line 21 Mureche 13 Mukodzongi Clinic River Main River Ranch ire 5 a Chira Clinic r o D NYAKUDYA Nyakudya Kasimube Clinic Rural Health Mvurwi Makope M Raffingora MVURWI 28 Clinic RELATED FARMING SYSTEMS ukwe Centre Rural Hospital JESTER 4 Hospital M 6 u Mvurwi Farm RAFFINGORA s 26 Umboe i Health Scheme Region I - Specialized and Diversified Farming: Rainfall in this region is high (more 16 tw Clinic Ayrshire e Farm Health Clinic a than 1000mm per annum in areas lying below 1700m altitude, and more than 900mm w Council 7 g Clinic per annum at greater altitudes), normally with some precipitation in all months of the n A VANAD year. te Shutu Po M Clinic Temperatures are normally comparatively low and the rainfall is consequently highly ut Vanad or Mine affective enabling afforestation, fruit and intensive livestock production to be practiced. as NZVIMBO ha Clinic In frost-free areas plantation crops such as tea, coffee and macadamia nuts can be n 8 Nzvimbo gu 14 Clinic grown, where the mean annual rainfall below 1400mm, supplementary irrigation of these plantation crops is required for top yields. FEOCK 10 Region IIA - Intesive Farming : Rainfall is confined to summer and is moderately 15 Rosa high (750-1000mm). Two sub-regions have been defined. Sub-region IIA receives an Rural 2 Nyagombe M Hospital average of at least 18 rainy pentads per season and normally enjoys reliable u Mutorashanga Clinic k 5 w Council MUSWEWENHEDE conditions, rarely experiencing severe dry spells in summer. The region is suitable for a 30 a d Clinic 9 ny z intensive systems of farming based on crops and /or livestock production. go i N M u 3 n w MUTORASHANGA Region IIB - Intesive Farming : This sub-region receives an average of 16-18 rainy a T s Chambadzi a pentads per season and is subject either to rather more severe dry spells during the m e Gold Mine b m rainy season or to the occurrence of relatively short rainy seasons. In either event, e a Clinic A y S n n M usuje crop yields in certain years will be affected, but not sufficiently and frequently to g a w u Dambo k a M change the overall utilization from intensive systems of farming. 31 w Clinic a 13 d z M i w NYOTA BINDURA en 12 Region III - Semi-Intensive Farming : Rainfall in this region is moderate in total je amount (650-800mm), but, because much of it is accounted for by infrequent heavy S 30 un ZAVE gw 13 falls and temperatures are generally high, its effectiveness is reduced. This region will i MAKONDE 11 HOWARD receive an average of 14-16 rainy pentads per season. The region is also subject fairly Muriel INSTITUTE 19 Mine severe mid-season dry spells and therefore is marginal for maize, tobacco and cotton Clinic 25 production, MURIEL 24 or for enterprises based on crop production alone. The farming systems, in conformity 6 Caesal with the natural conditioning factors, should therefore be based on both livestck Mine Davaar production (assisted by the production of fodder crops) and cash crops under good 19 LIONS 7 Murereka Clinic Clinic o Clinic DEN d 14 management on soils of high available moisture potential. n o CAESAR D Holmeden Ardura Region IV - Semi-Extensive Farming : This region experiences fairly low total rainfall SHACKLETON Clinic Rural Health Centre (450-650mm) and is subject to periodic seasonal droughts and severe dry spells M az during the rainy season. The rainfall is too low and uncertain for cash cropping except 18 32 ow i e in certain very favourable localities, where limited drought-resistant crops can afford a z d u p sideline. 15 a m dzi 21 ra ro The farming system should be based on livestock production, but it can be intensified 2A a Um G to some extent by the growing of drought-tolerant fodder crops. 8 11 Chinhoyi University Clinic 17 SPRINGBOK University clinic 17 GLENDALE Region V - Extensive Farming : The rainfall in this region is too low and erratic for the Premier Chitambo Tsungubvi reliable production of even drought-resistant fodder and grain crops, and farming has Medical Centre Clinic 3 D N.E.M.Centre o Clinic to Alaska Clinic 8 n AMANDAS Clinic Vonabor ri Chinhoyi P.H d MAZOWE 15 33 i Clinic PSI o SUTTON Clinic iv 1 Provincial 22 be based on the utlization of veld alone. The extensive form of cattle ranching or game ir ALASKA CHINHOYI Clinic Banket Concession Hosp. 6 P 14 Hospital 23 31 16 Private Clinic Kuwadzana District District ranching is the only sound farming system for this region. Included in this region are 9 Hospital Cranham Hospital 12 Council Sutton areas of below 900m altitude, where the mean rainfall is below 650mm in the Zambezi ALASKA 6 Clinic Clinic CONCESSION 7 BANKET Mine GREAT valley and below 600mm in the Save-Limpopo valleys. Chikonohono 32 Clinic 18 Clinic DYKE 5 13 NOTE: M e u e t kw w o a P A rainy pentad is defined as the centre one of three five-day periods (pentads) which d zo zi a M Iron Duke together receive more than 40 mm and two of which receive at least 8 mm of rainfall. Clinic 11 Mazowe 9 Citrus Hosp. Chiriseri ji 22 su Rural Hospital Clinic u S 23 Mazowe JUMBO Mine GOLDEN JUMBO Clinic KOPJE 34 19 33 Map Doc Name: D S on w 34 do Mpinga a ta ZWE-PLANNING_01_A0_120214_Zvimba_Agro-Ecology Clinic dz Stories 1 Clinic i Mine GLIDE Number: Belgone Clinic MAZOWE 17 19 Clinic unu Clinic Creation Date: 14 February 2012 sun T Trelawney e ot Council P Masukandoro Projection/Datum: Arc 1960 i U usuj run TRELAWNEY Clinic Clinic 2 S di Web Resources: http://ochaonline.un.org/zimbabwe Howard Nominal Scale at A0 paper size: 1:0 Matorangera Mission 5 20 Hospital Clinic 10 ZVIMBA Pote TRBC Clinic Council G Map data source(s): w Clinic e Henderson b i 35 Research GOROMONZI Clinic Vector data from Surveyor General. Natural farming 21 Domboshava 19 Christon regions from Agritex 12 Bank Clinic Mazowe DOMBOSHAWA Sec. 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Kemurara Council Mthu 15 14 Rural Health Clinic(Construction) Council RUPERTS 41 St. Rupets Centre 3 Clinic Mission 17 Hospital 3 5 CHIGARO e gw HARAREURBAN STERNBLICK zin D Father Onea 2A Zowa Mission 8 Council Hospital 16 Masiyarwa 25 40 7 Mukohwe 27 Clinic Council Clinic MASIYARWA 39 Clinic KUTAMA MAREVANANI 45 MADZORERA 29 6 5 9 7 ZIMPAM 44 38 6 2B re Private 15 pfu 4 Mu Hospital 37 ba 2 3 Hunyani rim Ma M Musenge Private 4 u zi p Clinic f 14 11 u 34 36 r 6 3 e Helenadrof 1 13 10 21 4 13 Clinic 35 12 Katangautano 2 35 KADOMA 5 i EPWORTH 1 MARSHALL Municipality 7 Mukuvis 22 1 13 8 3 7 7 18 HARTLEY 14 9 43 26 25 Shamrock 12 10 11 6 CHEGUTU Norton 33 24 Under 2 EPWORTH C Construction Municipality h 30 29 23 5 a akwiro k M a 20 Mbuyanehanda 32 ri 4 27 Chegutu 6 Mup Rural Health 19 4 fur 31 28 (New Site) e Biri Centre 3 a 24 17 15 1 HARARERURAL w 3 16 Ru 5 Black 22 Doribwe Arbo Acres Ru Movale Msengezi Council Msengezi ng 10 Crest Breeders Clinic u Clinic Council Clinic Mission SEKE Council Clinic 23 2B Clinic DOMBWE Hospital.