Mozambique Livelihood Zoning Plus Report
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MOZAMBIQUE Livelihood Zone Descriptions August 2014 MAP OF LIVELIHOOD ZONES IN MOZAMBIQUE FEWS NET Mozambique FEWS NET is a USAID-funded activity. The content of this report does [email protected] not necessarily reflect the view of the United States Agency for www.fews.net International Development or the United States Government. MOZAMBIQUE Livelihood Zone Descriptions August 2014 TABLE OF CONTENTS Map of Livelihood Zones in Mozambique ..................................................................................................................... 1 Table of Contents ......................................................................................................................................................... 2 Acknowledgements ...................................................................................................................................................... 4 Acronyms and Abbreviations ........................................................................................................................................ 5 Livelihood Zoning Methodology ................................................................................................................................... 6 Rural Livelihoods in Mozambique ................................................................................................................................. 8 Recent Events Affecting Food Security and Livelihoods .............................................................................................. 10 Lakeshore Basic Staples and Fishing (Zone 1) .............................................................................................................. 11 Zone 1: Seasonal calendar .................................................................................................................................................. 12 Zone 1: Food access calendar for poor households............................................................................................................ 12 Northern Highland Forest and Tourism (Zone 2) ......................................................................................................... 13 Zone 2: Seasonal calendar .................................................................................................................................................. 14 Zone 2: Food access calendar for poor households............................................................................................................ 14 Northwestern Tobacco and Maize (Zone 3) ................................................................................................................ 15 Zone 3: Seasonal calendar .................................................................................................................................................. 16 Zone 3: Food access calendar for poor households............................................................................................................ 16 Northern Cassava, Maize, and Forest (Zone 4) ............................................................................................................ 17 Zone 4: Seasonal calendar .................................................................................................................................................. 18 Zone 4: Food access calendar for poor households............................................................................................................ 18 Northern Highland with Mixed Cropping (Zone 5) ...................................................................................................... 19 Zone 5: Seasonal calendar .................................................................................................................................................. 20 Zone 5: Food access calendar for poor households............................................................................................................ 20 Northeastern Highland Forest (Zone 6) ....................................................................................................................... 21 Zone 6: Seasonal calendar .................................................................................................................................................. 22 Zone 6: Food access calendar for poor households............................................................................................................ 22 Northeastern Cassava, Cashew, and Coconut (Zone 7) ............................................................................................... 23 Zone 7: Seasonal calendar .................................................................................................................................................. 24 Zone 7: Food access calendar for poor households............................................................................................................ 24 North-Central Coastal Fishing (Zone 08) ..................................................................................................................... 25 Zone 8: Seasonal calendar .................................................................................................................................................. 26 Zone 8: Food access calendar for poor households............................................................................................................ 26 Plains with Cassava, Rice, and Fishing (Zone 9) ........................................................................................................... 27 Zone 9: Seasonal calendar .................................................................................................................................................. 28 Zone 9: Food access calendar for poor households............................................................................................................ 28 Zambezi Valley with Maize and Fishing (Zone 10) ....................................................................................................... 29 Zone 10: Seasonal calendar ................................................................................................................................................ 30 Zone 10: Food access calendar for poor households ......................................................................................................... 30 Northwestern Cropping and Cross-Border Trade (Zone 11) ........................................................................................ 31 Zone 11: Seasonal calendar ................................................................................................................................................ 32 Zone 11: Food access calendar for poor households ......................................................................................................... 32 Coastal Sugarcane and Fishing (Zone 12) .................................................................................................................... 33 Zone 12: Seasonal calendar ................................................................................................................................................ 34 Zone 12: Food access calendar for poor households ......................................................................................................... 34 Tete Highland Mixed Cropping, Tobacco, and Cotton (Zone 13) ................................................................................. 36 Zone 13: Seasonal calendar ................................................................................................................................................ 37 Famine Early Warning Systems Network d 2 MOZAMBIQUE Livelihood Zone Descriptions August 2014 Zone 13: Food access calendar for poor households ......................................................................................................... 37 Cahora Bassa Dam Sesame and Cotton (Zone 14) ....................................................................................................... 38 Zone 14: Seasonal calendar ................................................................................................................................................ 39 Zone 14: Food access calendar for poor households ......................................................................................................... 40 Central Semiarid Cotton and Minerals (Zone 15) ........................................................................................................ 41 Zone 15: Seasonal calendar ................................................................................................................................................ 42 Zone 15: Food access calendar for poor households ......................................................................................................... 42 Manica Highland Mixed Cropping, Cotton, and Tobacco (Zone 16) ............................................................................. 43 Zone 16: Seasonal calendar ................................................................................................................................................ 45 Zone 16: Food access calendar for poor households ......................................................................................................... 45 Central Manica and Sofala Mixed Cropping (Zone 17) ...............................................................................................