MAKONI DISTRICT- Natural Farming Regions 14 February 2012
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MAKONI DISTRICT- Natural Farming Regions 14 February 2012 5 7 19 4 Locations 10 27 9 Kushinga Small Town HUYUYU Rural Health Centre 24 Place of local Importance MUREHWA 26 Nyamuzizi Mission Rural Health 28 Centre MUREHWA Mine 30 Murewa Prison District Primary School Clinic Hospital Nzira 8 Chitate Rural Health Wuyuwuyu Centre Secondary School CHITATE Rural Health Clinic 1 Centre Health Facility 16 7 Boundaries MUTOKO Province Boundary 14 18 29 Chikore District Boundary Clinic NYANGOMBE 17 Ward Boundary Transport Network 19 Jekwa Nyamombe 20 Rural Health Rural Health Centre Major Road Centre Hoyuyu 2 DOMBWE Rural Health Secondary Road 15 Centre Mayo2 Feeder Road MUSHANINGA Rural Health Centre Connector Road Kadzere Clinic 2 Track 21 Railway Line ST. 4 GEORGES Natural Farming Regions 1 - Specialized and diversified farming 8 Nhowe 2A - Intensive farming NHOWE Mission 25 Hospital 2B - Intensive farming NHOWE Mayo1 3 - Semi-intensive farming KADENGE Nhowe Rural Health Clinic Centre 4 - Semi-extensive farming MAYO Waterloo 5 - Extensive farming MUREHWA Clinic St Micheals Protected Conservation Area Mission Hospital 26 36 17 TANDA Nyahowe 35 4 Rural Health 3 Centre 24 22 Craiglea RELATED FARMING SYSTEMS Clinic Region I - Specialized and Diversified Farming: Rainfall in this region is high (more 2A than 1000mm per annum in areas lying below 1700m altitude, and more than 900mm per annum at greater altitudes), normally with some precipitation in all months of the year. Nyamusosa Maparura Clinic Rural Health Temperatures are normally comparatively low and the rainfall is consequently highly Centre 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 ST. 5 grown, where the mean annual rainfall below 1400mm, supplementary irrigation of BENEDICT Chinhenga these plantation crops is required for top yields. Weya Rural Health Rural CHIENDAMBUYA Centre Hospital Region IIA - Intesive Farming : Rainfall is confined to summer and is moderately high (750-1000mm). Two sub-regions have been defined. Sub-region IIA receives an 18 average of at least 18 rainy pentads per season and normally enjoys reliable 3 conditions, rarely experiencing severe dry spells in summer. The region is suitable for WEYA MAPAKO 23 intensive systems of farming based on crops and /or livestock production. Gowakowa Nyamukamani Rural Health 9 Region IIB - Intesive Farming : This sub-region receives an average of 16-18 rainy 6 Rural Health Centre Centre pentads per season and is subject either to rather more severe dry spells during the Welcome Home Liden rainy season or to the occurrence of relatively short rainy seasons. In either event, Clinic crop yields in certain years will be affected, but not sufficiently and frequently to Ruchera change the overall utilization from intensive systems of farming. Rural Health Centre Region III - Semi-Intensive Farming : Rainfall in this region is moderate in total amount (650-800mm), but, because much of it is accounted for by infrequent heavy 29 Chiome falls and temperatures are generally high, its effectiveness is reduced. This region will Clinic receive an average of 14-16 rainy pentads per season. The region is also subject fairly 16 MACHEKE Macheke severe mid-season dry spells and therefore is marginal for maize, tobacco and cotton Clinic production, or for enterprises based on crop production alone. The farming systems, in conformity MONTE NYANGA with the natural conditioning factors, should therefore be based on both livestck CASSINO Chinyudze 7 Rural Health production (assisted by the production of fodder crops) and cash crops under good Centre management on soils of high available moisture potential. Bamba 34 Rural Health Region IV - Semi-Extensive Farming : This region experiences fairly low total rainfall Centre (450-650mm) and is subject to periodic seasonal droughts and severe dry spells Inyati Bingaguru during the rainy season. The rainfall is too low and uncertain for cash cropping except EAGLES 8 Clinic Clinic in certain very favourable localities, where limited drought-resistant crops can afford a 23 NEST Wenimbe INYATI Rural Health Anorldine Era Mine sideline. Centre Zambara Clinic Mine Clinic The farming system should be based on livestock production, but it can be intensified Clinic to some extent by the growing of drought-tolerant fodder crops. ANOLDINE 10 23 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 HEADLANDS to be based on the utlization of veld alone. The extensive form of cattle ranching or game Headlands Clinic ranching is the only sound farming system for this region. Included in this region are 32 areas of below 900m altitude, where the mean rainfall is below 650mm in the Zambezi valley and below 600mm in the Save-Limpopo valleys. 21 24 NOTE: 1 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. Dombo Rural Health MAKONI Centre 19 MARONDERA Spring Valley 20 Clinic SANYATWE Dimbiti Rural Health Centre 2B TEMARURU 27 WILTON Dumbamwe 22 Clinic 37 ST. Triashill 38 EPIPHANY TRIASHILL Mission Hospitals BONDA Map Doc Name: Bonda Mission 20 Hospital ZWE-Planning_04_A0_120214_Makoni_Agro-Ecology Nyahukwe Rural Health Creation Date: 14 February 2012 Centre TADYANEMHANDU 28 13 Projection/Datum: Arc 1960 Web Resources: Sadziwa http://ochaonline.un.org/zimbabwe St Barbaras Council 13 Mission Nominal Scale at A0 paper size: Mukuwapasi Hospitals Clinic ST. Clinic ST. 12 FAITHS BARBARA'S Dowa Matotwe 26 Clinic Clinic 10 Mubvurungwa Rusape Clinic District 12 Hospital 21 Nedevedzo 2 R7US8APE DEVEDZO Rural 4 Hospital 9 19 5 1 Ringanayi 6 Clinic Vengere Tandi Clinic 7 Clinic Chinamasa ST. Rural Health THERESA Centre Map data source(s): St Theresa Mission 11 15 Vector data from Surveyor General. Natural farming regions 14 Hospital Haparare Council Clinic from Agritex BVEKERWA 22 ST. 14 Makoni TSANZAGURU KILLIANS 39 Tsanzaguru Rural RUGOYI 3 Clinic Hospital Disclaimers: 15 Sherukuru The designations employed and the presentation of material RUPFUNDE Rural Health Centre on this map do not imply the expression of any opinion 18 SHERUKURU 16 GWASIRA whatsoever on the part of the Secretariat of the United Gorubi Springs Maurice ST. Nations concerning the legal status of any country, territory, 5 Chinyadza Rural Health Clinic Centre Nyagumbo MATHIAS Clinic city or area or of its authorities, or concerning the MATSIKA Tsonzo Rural delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries. 7 Hospital Masvosva MUTASA Matsika 17 Rural Health 17 24 Centre Clinic 23 ST. MASVOSVA ANNES Katsenga 16 NYAZURA Nyazura Rural Health Clinic Goto Centre Mavhudzi Clinic 33 Tariro Clinic 20 Clinic Mavhudzi 26 Clinic Mt Jenya Nyazura Council Mission Clinic 8 Clinic UMTASA Zongoro 25 Council Clinic 24 MANYIKA 10 Rukweza BRIDGE MADZIMBABWE RUKWEZA Clinic Chiduku Clinic 1 CHIGORA 27 Chigondo Clinic Mukamba Clinic CHIDUKU OLD 9 Mukamba 28 Lee Kul 25 MUTARE Clinic Clinic Nyamazura Goneso Rural Health MAKANDA Rural Health Centre Centre Chikobvore 23 11 12 Rural Health Premier Old Mutare HWEDZA Centre Clinic Mission 2A Hospital 29 POUNSLEY Nyamidzi CHITENDERANO Clinic 30 3 22 2B Zvidhuri Prison 3 Clinic 31 Farm Odzi Clinic ARDA Odzi Rural Hosp. Clinic ODZI GRAND 13 REEF 16 3 4 17 13 1 MUTARE MUTAREURBAN 6 MAKARARA 34 Dangamvura 8 7 Clinic 9 Makarara Clinic 18 30 Chiwere 31 Rural Health 15 Chikurumadziva Centre Rural Health 5 Berenyazvidzi Centre Dorowa DOROWA 5 Clinic Clinic 14 33 9 DOROWA MAGODYO Dora clinic Mt Zuma 35 Rural Health Centre Nyagundi 32 2 Rural Health BUHERA Centre Chitaka 8 clinic 10 MUNYANYI 6 11 MAKUNI MANJENGWA 14 12 13 Munyanyi 4 Clinic 11 12 8 Mushunje Chipfatsura Clinic Clinic 13 9 10.