Agro-Ecological Zone (AEZ) (Figure 9)

Land Use Activities

Vegetation Cover

(Figure 9)

AEZ UM2-UM4) Alt. 1500 - 1532 m

Agriculture and its prospects (Maize, coffee, and sunflower; Horticulture, cereals, legumes, tubers, and fruits; Macadamia nuts, castor; Pasture and forage), Settlement and infrastructure

Low. Due to high household density (Figure 10), settlement, infrastructure, and agricultural activities

AEZ (LM1-LM2) Alt. 1350 - 1500 m

Agriculture and its prospects (Sugarcane, maize, coffee, sisal, and sunflower ; Horticulture, cereals, legumes, tubers, and fruits; Pasture and forage), Settlement and infrastructure

Moderate. Due to high household density (Figure 10), settlement, infrastructure, and agricultural activities

AEZ (LM3-LM4) Alt. 1180 - 1350 m

Agriculture and its prospects (Sugarcane, cotton, maize, sisal, sunflower, and tobacco; Horticulture, cereals, legumes, tubers, and fruits; Pasture and forage), Settlement and infrastructure

Dense, moderate, and low. Due to varying household densities (Figure 10) and density of activities (agriculture, settlement, infrastructure) attached to such variation. Dense along the river line and wetland (Figure 3 and Figure 9) and also due to moderate to high rainfall.