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ANNEXES: TANZANIA’S COASTAL FORESTS 2011
Table 41: Average Land Size Owned and Used for Crop and Woodlots
Land size
Kaskazini
(n=39)
Kati
(n=18)
Kilwa
(n=59)
Lindi
(n=90)
Magharibi
(n=37)
Micheweni
(n=90)
Rufiji
(n=83)
Overal
(N=416)
Land 6.1 5.9 5.7 3.2 5.5 4.5 2.8 4.8
Acres with
woodlot
Acres
maize
Acres
rice
with
with
0.23 0.17 0.15 0 0.16 0 0.1 0.1
2.18 2.08 1.42 1.12 1.88 1.6 0.63 1.6
1.67 1.70 0.78 0.33 1.84 0.98 0.6 1.1
Contrary to literature, the well-off category reported small land size holdings (Table 38) across all
villages compared to other wealth groups. Although many households from the very poor category
reported ownership of larger land size holdings, it was clear that not every household could fully use
their land. Lack of inputs for agricultural production tends to limit de facto access to land to the few
well-off groups leaving a majority of the poor households struggling the best they can with the land
that they can operate. Therefore, any intervention should consider the very poor category.
Table 42: Land Ownership by Wealth Groups and Villages
Village Name
Land Size in Acres Relative to Group Wealth
Well-off Middle wealth) Very poor
Hotel 3 2.0 6.9 4.3
Kiwawa 3.5 6.7 2.6
Mbware 2.0 2.9 5.1
Mihima 2.0 2.6 3.5
Muungano II 4.5 3.5 3.9
Ndawa 2.8 3.2 3.2
Nyamwage 5.0 2.3 3.0
Utunge 1.5 1.9 2.1
Average 2.9 3.7 3.5
8.4.3 Livestock Ownership
In these districts, types of livestock kept by the studied communities include cow, goat and poultry
(chickens and ducks). Results indicate that, in these districts, the average number of cow ranges
from 0 to 1 and those of goat are between 1 and 2. With regard to poultry, the number of
chickens/ducks owned by individual households ranged from 5 to 9 (Table 39). This baseline
information indicates that people in these areas heavily depend on crop production and extraction
of other natural resources such as forest products for their livelihoods. These lead to a need for
establishing alternative income generation activities intended to help people reduce forest product
overutilization and their associated resources if forest conservation is to be attained.
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