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List of figures, tables, pictures and maps
Figures
Figure 1: Crop Calendar............................................................................................................. 5
Figure 2: Agro-Ecological zones and agricultural activities in the six assessed regions ........... 7
Figure 3: Share of livestock types across the six regions from national total numbers ............. 9
Figure 4: Main natural hazards experienced by the communities ........................................... 10
Figure 5: Households cultivating specific crops ...................................................................... 11
Figure 6: Reasons for reduced yields in the overall affected cultivated areas (percentage of
respondents) ..................................................................................................................... 13
Figure 7: Main agricultural inputs, assets and facilities destroyed or damaged ...................... 14
Figure 8: Variation of market prices (crop commodities) ....................................................... 17
Figure 9: Variation of live animal prices in areas without destocking .................................... 17
Figure 10: Variation of live animal prices in areas of destocking ........................................... 18
Figure 11: Main income sources .............................................................................................. 18
Figure 12: Frequency of use of coping mechanisms ............................................................... 20
Figure 13: Percentage of main constrains reported for crop production ................................. 21
Figure 14: Main constrains reported for livestock production................................................. 21
Figure 15: Short term crop and livestock needs....................................................................... 22
Figure 16: Medium term crop and livestock needs .................................................................. 23
Figure 17: Long term needs ..................................................................................................... 24
Figure 18: Share of food assistance and origin ........................................................................ 24
Tables
Table 1: Total and farming population ...................................................................................... 8
Table 2: Five years average cereal and cassava production and contribution to national
production .......................................................................................................................... 8
Table 3: Number of households involved in fishing activities by region .................................. 9
Table 4: Frequency of natural hazards ..................................................................................... 11
Table 5: Area in acres owned by male and female headed households by region ................... 11
Table 6 : Percentage of cultivated areas affected, destroyed, recovered and with reduced yield
.......................................................................................................................................... 12
Table 7: Overall frequency of animal holding, rate lost and sick ............................................ 15
Table 8: Agriculture daily labour activities by gender and wages ........................................... 19
Table 9 Prioritization of locations to receive assistance .......................................................... 28
Table 10: Type of intervention and number of beneficiaries per type of intervention ............ 28
Table 11: Location visited ....................................................................................................... 30
Table 12: Frequency of natural hazards by region................................................................... 36
Table 13: Cultivated areas affected, destroyed and with reduced yield by region .................. 36
Table 14: Average yield reduction of the affected crops by region ......................................... 36
Table 15: Animal ownership, percentage of death and sick animals by region ...................... 37
Table 16: Type of asset lost or damaged in percentage by region ........................................... 37
Table 17: Ranking of income source by region ....................................................................... 37
Pictures
Picture 1: Women and men focus group discussions................................................................. 2
Picture 2: Flooded agricultural field with water still receding ................................................ 12
Picture 3: Drowned pigs........................................................................................................... 16
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Picture 4: Flooded household................................................................................................... 25
Picture 5: Flooded bridge and road .......................................................................................... 27
Maps
Map 1: Flood affected and assessed region ............................................................................... 3
Map 2: Main Agro-ecological zones of Tanzania...................................................................... 4