RWANDA Livelihood Zones and Descriptions June 2012 MAP OF REVISED LIVELIHOOD ZONES IN RWANDA FEWS NET Washington FEWS NET is a USAID-funded activity. The content of this report does not [email protected] necessarily reflect the view of the United States Agency for International www.fews.net Development or the United States Government. RWANDA Livelihood Zones and Descriptions April 2015 TABLE OF CONTENTS Map of Revised Livelihood Zones in Rwanda............................................................................................................................... 1 Acknowledgments ....................................................................................................................................................................... 3 Acronyms and Abbreviations ....................................................................................................................................................... 4 Methodology ............................................................................................................................................................................... 5 Rural Livelihood Zones in Rwanda ............................................................................................................................................... 6 Lake Kivu Coffee & Food Crops (Zone 1) ...................................................................................................................................... 8 Zone 1: Seasonal calendar ................................................................................................................................................... 9 Zone 1: Primary food, income, and expenditure calendar .................................................................................................. 9 West Congo-Nile Crest Tea & Food Crops (Zone 2) ................................................................................................................... 10 Zone 2: Seasonal calendar ................................................................................................................................................. 11 Zone 2: Primary food, income, and expenditure calendar ................................................................................................ 11 Northwest Volcanic Irish Potato (Zone 3) .................................................................................................................................. 12 Zone 3: Seasonal calendar ................................................................................................................................................. 13 Zone 3: Primary food, income, and expenditure calendar ................................................................................................ 13 East Congo-Nile Highlands Subsistence Farming (Zone 4) ......................................................................................................... 14 Zone 4: Seasonal calendar ................................................................................................................................................. 15 Zone 4: Primary food, income, and expenditure calendar ................................................................................................ 15 Central Plateau Cassava and Coffee (Zone 5) ............................................................................................................................ 16 Zone 5: Seasonal calendar ................................................................................................................................................. 17 Zone 5: Primary food, income, and expenditure calendar ................................................................................................ 17 Northern Highlands Beans and Wheat (Zone 6) ........................................................................................................................ 18 Zone 6: Seasonal calendar ................................................................................................................................................. 19 Zone 6: Primary food, income, and expenditure calendar ................................................................................................ 19 Central-Northern Highlands Irish Potato, Beans and Vegetables (Zone 7)................................................................................ 20 Zone 7: Seasonal calendar ................................................................................................................................................. 21 Zone 7: Primary food, income, and expenditure calendar ................................................................................................ 21 Bugesera Cassava (Zone 8) ........................................................................................................................................................ 22 Zone 8: Seasonal calendar ................................................................................................................................................. 23 Zone 8: Primary food, income, and expenditure calendar ................................................................................................ 23 Eastern Plateau Mixed-Agriculture (Zone 9) .............................................................................................................................. 24 Zone 9: Seasonal calendar ................................................................................................................................................. 25 Zone 9: Primary food, income, and expenditure calendar ................................................................................................ 25 Southeastern Plateau Banana (Zone 10) ................................................................................................................................... 26 Zone 10: Seasonal calendar ............................................................................................................................................... 27 Zone 10: Primary food, income, and expenditure calendar .............................................................................................. 27 Eastern Agro-Pastoral (Zone 11) ................................................................................................................................................ 28 Zone 11: Seasonal calendar ............................................................................................................................................... 29 Zone 11: Primary food, income, and expenditure calendar .............................................................................................. 29 Eastern Semi-Arid Agro-Pastoral (Zone 12) ............................................................................................................................... 30 Zone 12: Seasonal calendar ............................................................................................................................................... 31 Zone 12: Primary food, income, and expenditure calendar .............................................................................................. 31 Province, District, Sector and Population by Livelihood Zone ................................................................................................... 32 Workshop Participants .............................................................................................................................................................. 42 Famine Early Warning Systems Network 2 RWANDA Livelihood Zones and Descriptions June 2012 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS The development of this report was undertaken by the Famine Early Warning Systems Network (FEWS NET) in collaboration with its partners: Government of Rwanda’s Ministry of Agriculture and Animal Resources (MINAGRI), Ministry of Disaster Management and Refugee Affairs (MIDIMAR), and Ministry of Local Government (MINALOC); National Institute of Statistics of Rwanda (NISR); National University of Rwanda; Catholic Relief Service (CRS); Rwanda Red Cross; Care; and World Vision. The descriptions and calendars were produced as part of the knowledge base informing FEWS NET’s activities in the country. This report was prepared by Stephen Brown with Nora Lecumberri of the Food Economy Group and modified based on findings from a follow up visit by Nancy Mutunga to Rwanda in 2012. Famine Early Warning Systems Network 3 RWANDA Livelihood Zones and Descriptions June 2012 ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS CRS Catholic Relief Service DRC Democratic Republic of Congo FEWS NET Famine Early Warning Systems Network HEA Household Economy Analysis MIDIMAR Ministry of Disaster Management and Refugee Affairs MINAGRI Ministry of Agriculture and Animal Resources MINALOC Ministry of Local Government NISR National Institute of Statistics of Rwanda USAID United States Agency for International Development WFP United Nations World Food Programme Famine Early Warning Systems Network 4 RWANDA Livelihood Zones and Descriptions April 2015 METHODOLOGY Livelihood zoning offers a form of economic geography adapted to food security analysis. Administrative divisions sometimes reflect natural features, with rivers or mountains as boundaries, but are not usually developed to reflect local economies. Livelihood zones therefore cross administrative boundaries. At the same time, for early warning, as for most other purposes, populations