Characteristics of the area

Research area

Njombe

Iringa

Karatu

Main crops produced by FAI farm

flowers, tea

seeds, grains, livestock

coffee, wheat

FAI farm Technologies

Low-tech greenhouses

Highly mechanised farming; agro-chemical pest control

Drip irrigation, low-medium farm mechanisation

Export crops

Tea and avocado

Grains, dairy products,

Coffee, Onions

Population density, per/km²

25.5

34.6

106.2

%landless households

0.7

3.2

10.3

% households with less than 1acre

1.5

2.7

15.6

%households with1 - 2 acres

18.5

24.4

34.2

%households with 2 - 5 acres

38.7

34.6

28.2

%households with 5 - 10 acres

29.2

21.2

7.8

%households with 10 - 20 acres

7.5

8.9

2.8

%households with 20 - 50 acres

1

2.7

-

%households with 50 - 100 acres

0.5

0.5

-

% households less poor

40

29

24

%households poor

45

52

36

%households poorest

15

19

40

% of household head take work in non-local farm

2.8

4.8

12.3

% of household head take work in local farms

46.2

24.6

27.3