MANICALAND PROVINCE- Natural Farming Regions 14 February 2012
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MANICALAND PROVINCE- Natural Farming Regions 14 February 2012 12 13 7 KATIYO 3 a a r e 11 17 i u RWENYA uen b 7 4 z 18 d L 19 20 Ma 9 d n 16 zow m 2 u sa RIVER e a 8 M MONT DOR NYAMUZUWE 8 13 a h 9 m 15 ya FREDA & N NYAMUZUWE a uen e 14 24 S y y R n a o N e e REBECCA 19 d g MAKOSA MAKAHA zow SHAMVA i i 6 u a a r n KATSANDE MUDZI L M 1 2 18 22 u y 10 11 i u Legend 23 g d y MUDZONGA 7 SHAMVA a i n 21 3 y h i 15 32 zi 4 8 29 N C KARIMBIKA a 13 z od 5 y ud 14 FAMBE mr TROJAN 7 10 N M 14 Small Town U 9 28 NYAMCAKOPE 6 12 5 h 12 ALL GLENDALE UMP i 14 t 17 Pote SHAMVA o SOULS Place of local Importance r UZUMBA a 16 33 NAKIWA 16 1 BINDURA KAPONDORO a 11 y i 13 12 n u 10 Mission 18 MANHENGA g e 20 a KANYONGO u MUONWE y MUSWE MUTOKO 18 R 21 N CHIMSASA 10 NYADIRI 20 Mine MAZOWE 9 8 e MUSHIMBO w 1 15 o 11 12 21 17 z 2 a Boundaries M MADAMOMBE 13 M 22 i 2 a AVILA z hu e BOSHA m 25 ir i i a International Boundary u MUTOKO G i g s a 23 19 MAKUMBE i y 6 1 d 10 19 14 n N izi 2 i yams 3 Province Boundary e In t i w a r 4 y o MAKUMBE m u 5 n P 16 a U e PARIREWA y NYAWA u n 27 R I RUTOPE 3 District Boundary 5 15 4 5 35 CHIPARAMBE D NGWERUME 7 24 RUWANGWE 4 MUPANDIRA u z 10 26 a Ward Boundary DOMBOSHAWA 3 17 9 RUWANGWE i 18 11 HUYUYU is M NYAMUTUMBU t 28 a a MUREHWA M 5 z C Transport Network o h MUREHWA R w e iv u e w a 30 k e 12 o e 8 h n 6 n CHITATE y 9 1 Major Road a i a 6 v dz 7 JURU a 11 16 ga 8 h 18 an 20 42 S Ny Secondary Road e z t 7 12 ST. C a 29 h ik NYANGOMBE Feeder Road PAULS iv z 18 a 17 10 k a e y 13 MUSAMI N Connector Road i 20 NYANGA 41 17 HARAREURBAN ARCTURUS 14 w 19 DOMBWE 13 k 14 STERNBLICK MUSHANINGA u 11 a ARCTURUS 15 y 9 Track 16 b CHISHAWASHA n im 8 u ar 15 2 M ika M ST. 7 Chiny 28 21 9 GEORGES NYAUTARE Railway Line M 46 5 6 uk 19 S MUREHWA 8 uvi 16 2A ha si v I 2 20 a NHOWE n REGINA 4 nh NHOWE i y 11 GOROMONZI o z a COELI 21 a n 12 Main River 13 3 27 w 25 KADENGE ar 10 8 e w g NYAMARAPA 12 EPWORTH 9 RUSIKE MAYO M o 22 25 m 24 1 7 18 6 RUWA b 13 23 17 26 e 2 5 7 3 1 i Water Body 6 adz R a i 4 uwa 2 or ang 36 MARIST 5 N 19 u Ny 35 3 g 4 TANDA BROTHERS 2A a 3 GOROMONZI y 1 MT. Protected Conservation Area N 24 22 i ST. MARY 24 n 14 N MELLERAY a MAGDALENE y m a o 17 NYAMANDA k k u Natural Farming Regions 23 a 30 m m 1 Mus 20 3 ra i 5 a 4 3 2 itw MELFORT b r y 8 10 i o u N i d f 5 Musitwi r a a 9 1 a i y a ST. r 1 - Specialized and diversified farming 6 14 15 y M a 11 21 u N w NYATATE 13 25 BENEDICT a 12 19 MURISA b y 15 16 17 22 m N 23 a CHIENDAMBUYA 2A - Intensive farming 18 24 y N 1 GOMBE 22 N 8 DEMA WEYA MAPAKO y 2B - Intensive farming BROMLEY a j Ma 21 9 18 e 7 nya 6 z 2 m i e ika 3 - Semi-intensive farming ny MUTANGADURA 23 hi i SEKE 2 z C ra 4 - Semi-extensive farming ZHAKATA 3 29 a 9 w 19 6 M 20 21 5 MACHEKE 16 5 - Extensive farming CHARAKUPA MONTE 6 THEYDON i RUGARE 4 CASSINO i 5 v 4 7 7 z 2 3 34 o TROUTBECK NYEMBA 1 e k r i 10 8 u a 14 BORDER 4 22 8 EAGLES M 31 G 18 CHURCH 11 23 RELATED FARMING SYSTEMS 9 12 NEST INYATI 23 i NYANGA da z 29 u SADZA ra M 15 17 MARONDERA a ANOLDINE WADDILOVE w 10 Region I - Specialized and Diversified Farming: Rainfall in this region is high (more than 16 M MUDZIMUREMA 16 HEADLANDS 25 28 1000mm per annum in areas lying below 1700m altitude, and more than 900mm per annum ya 6 id at greater altitudes), normally with some precipitation in all months of the year. M MAHUSEKWA 21 32 h NYANGA upfur C SAGAMBE e 13 Temperatures are normally comparatively low and the rainfall is consequently highly affective 12 11 enabling afforestation, fruit and intensive livestock production to be practiced. Mup 24 2 fure CHAKADINI 19 e DHIRIHORI k YORK In frost-free areas plantation crops such as tea, coffee and macadamia nuts can be grown, 10 e h MAKONI 29 5 R c where the mean annual rainfall below 1400mm, supplementary irrigation of these plantation u a SANYATWE JULIASDALE e 1 17 z M i CHIMBWANDA a b TEMARURU w crops is required for top yields. w 20 m g ZINDI W i i h n 9 C u e P n 27 M i WILTON ST. m 1 3 s 18 8 22 30 Region IIA - Intesive Farming : Rainfall is confined to summer and is moderately high e b 26 37 38 EPIPHANY TRIASHILL r 15 i e e (750-1000mm). Two sub-regions have been defined. Sub-region IIA receives an average of at d BONDA 4 n n g e a p e 7 a 28 FENGA least 18 rainy pentads per season and normally enjoys reliable conditions, rarely H s 20 2B u 5 C R TADYANEMHANDU h 13 experiencing severe dry spells in summer. The region is suitable for intensive systems of in i e z ST. k e 31 de farming based on crops and /or livestock production. w M ST. on 19 a 13 BARBARA'S 12 N HAUNA H FAITHS y a 6 P I i e u n d y p n o w i g Region IIB - Intesive Farming : This sub-region receives an average of 16-18 rainy pentads k r a a 10 r i w i 2 u s z 19 d e k 7 u 8 21 O MUTASA HONDE per season and is subject either to rather more severe dry spells during the rainy season or a DEVEDZO 12 R 1 1 y 9 5 6 7 GREEN 9 1 N ST. to the occurrence of relatively short rainy seasons. In either event, crop yields in certain years N NGAGURU ge S THERESA zi ave 3 will be affected, but not sufficiently and frequently to change the overall utilization from Ma HONDE 14 chek 11 N 11 8 CHEMHANZA e y 15 intensive systems of farming. HWEDZA BVEKERWA 22 a t 14 e S TSANZAGURU a d e 15 RUGOYI n n N d n o 10 ST. a g R 39 g 15 RUPFUNDE H Region III - Semi-Intensive Farming : Rainfall in this region is moderate in total amount e u o KILLIANS M z HWEDZA MATSINE z w SHERUKURU i 5 a 18 MUTASA a GWASIRA (650-800mm), but, because much of it is accounted for by infrequent heavy falls and e 16 ST. w R i c h u MATHIAS 19 temperatures are generally high, its effectiveness is reduced. This region will receive an e s a i 4 MT. ST. MATSIKA k p z e WATSOMBA MARYS e d average of 14-16 rainy pentads per season. The region is also subject fairly severe mid- 24 O 17 S ST. 17 a 23 27 season dry spells and therefore is marginal for maize, tobacco and cotton production, v e ANNES MASVOSVA GARABA NYAZURA 16 M or for enterprises based on crop production alone. The farming systems, in conformity with 2 7 33 6 a NYAKATSAPA Nya c 26 I 20 STAPLEFORD the natural conditioning factors, should therefore be based on both livestck production makungi h a n a e r y 13 o zu a 18 k a b Iny m (assisted by the production of fodder crops) and cash crops under good management on M 23 e a zu 24 soils of high available moisture potential. SANGANI 8 ra UMTASA 3 10 25 MANYIKA MADZIMBABWE RUKWEZA ni BRIDGE KWENDA dza Region IV - Semi-Extensive Farming : This region experiences fairly low total rainfall (450- S O i CHIGORA 1 26 a i w v z 650mm) and is subject to periodic seasonal droughts and severe dry spells during the rainy 24 e a e 5 ZVAMATOBWE d z k 27 22 u e O ST.AUGUSTINES season.