THE UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA MBEYA DISTRICT SOCIO-ECONOMIC PROFILE MBEYA DISTRICT Joint Publication by: THE PLANNING COMMISSION DAR ES SALAAM and MBEYA DISTRICT COUNCIL MBEYA TABLE OF CONTENTS Page FOREWORD......................................................................................................................iv SECTION I.......................................................................................................................... 1 1.0 LAND PEOPLE CLIMATE AND AGRO ECONOMIC ZONES:........................ 1 1.1 GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION:........................................................................................1 1.2 LAND AREA:...................................................................................................................1 1.3 ADMINISTRATIVE UNITS:............................................................................................5 1.4 DEMOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS:...........................................................................6 1.5 CLIMATE VEGETATION AND TOPOGRAPHY:.........................................................20 1.6 DRAINAGE SYSTEM:...................................................................................................21 1.7 AGRO - ECONOMIC ZONES:........................................................................................21 SECTION II.......................................................................................................................23 2.0 SOCIAL SERVICES:...............................................................................................23 2.1 EDUCATION SECTOR..................................................................................................23 2.1.1 Primary Education:.........................................................................................23 2.1.2 Secondary Education:.....................................................................................40 2.1.2.1 Primary School leavers: ..............................................................................40 2.1.3 Adult Education:..............................................................................................47 2.1.4 Pre-Primary Education:..................................................................................49 2.2 WATER SECTOR: ...................................................................................................50 2.2.1 INTRODUCTION:.......................................................................................................50 2.2.2 SITUATION OF WATER SUPPLY (WATER SCHEMES):......................................52 2.2.3 SANITATION:............................................................................................................56 23 HEALTH SECTOR ....................................................................................................56 2.3.1 INTRODUCTION:.......................................................................................................56 2.3.2 HEALTH SITUATION...............................................................................................58 2.3.3 OTHER HEALTH INDICATORS:...............................................................................62 i SECTION III .....................................................................................................................67 3.0 ECONOMIC INFRASTRUCTURE: .......................................................................67 3.1 Road Networks:.....................................................................................................67 ROAD NETWORK MAP - MBEYA DISTRICT.........................................................71 ..............................................................................................................................................71 3.2 OTHER COMMUNICATION NETWORK:...................................................................72 3.3 ENERGY:........................................................................................................................74 SECTION IV .....................................................................................................................76 4.0 THE DISTRICT ECONOMY:..................................................................................76 4.1 INTRODUCTION:..........................................................................................................76 4.2 DISTRICT GDP AND PER CAPITA GDP:...................................................................76 4.3 AGRICULTURE:............................................................................................................81 4.3.1 Introduction:.....................................................................................................81 4.3.2 FOOD CROPS:.............................................................................................................90 4.3.3. CASH CROP:..............................................................................................................97 4.3.4 FARM IMPLEMENTS:..............................................................................................102 4.3.5 FARM INPUTS:.........................................................................................................103 4.3.6 IRRIGATION SCHEMES:..........................................................................................104 4.3.7 FOOD STORAGE FACILITIES:................................................................................105 4.4 LIVESTOCK:...........................................................................................................106 4.4.1 GROWTH AND DISTRIBUTION:.............................................................................106 4.4.2 LIVESTOCK INFRASTRUCTURE:............................................................................114 SECTION V ....................................................................................................................116 5.0 NATURAL RESOURCES:.....................................................................................116 5.1 FORESTRY:..................................................................................................................116 5.1.2 FOREST PRODUCTS:...............................................................................................117 5.2 BEEKEEPING:.............................................................................................................118 5.3 WILDLIFE:..................................................................................................................122 5.4 FISHING:......................................................................................................................123 ii 5.5 TOURISM:....................................................................................................................125 5.6 MINING:......................................................................................................................125 SECTION VI...................................................................................................................127 6.0 OTHER DEVELOPMENT ISSUES:.....................................................................127 6.1 LOCAL GOVERNMENT:.............................................................................................127 6.2 COOPERATIVES:.........................................................................................................128 6.3 WOMEN IN DEVELOPMENT:...................................................................................129 6.4 NON-GOVERNMENT ORGANISATION (NGO) AND DONORS: ...........................131 SECTION VII.................................................................................................................132 7.0 POTENTIAL AREAS FOR INVESTMENT IN MB EYA DISTRICT:............132 7.1 AGRICULTURE:..........................................................................................................132 7.2 INDUSTRIAL ACTIVITIES:........................................................................................132 7.3 EDUCATION:...............................................................................................................133 7.4 TOURIST ACTIVITIES:..............................................................................................133 7.5 HEALTH:.....................................................................................................................134 7.6 OTHER POTENTIAL AREAS:....................................................................................134 8. ANNEXES ...................................................................................................................135 Mbeya Region in a Nutshell...................................................................................135 Women in Development:..........................................................................................137 DEVELOPMENT POTENTIALS AND PROSPECTS:.........................................141 Agriculture:...............................................................................................................141 Irrigation:..................................................................................................................141 Animal Husbandry:..................................................................................................143 Beekeeping:...............................................................................................................143 Fishing:......................................................................................................................144