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30.0025.0020.0015.0010.005.000.00Figure 19: Problems limiting agricultural production, Kilosa District, Tanania,2010There were no significant differences between villages or income groups in terms ofproblems limiting agricultural production. Hence, everyone are affected the sameregardless of income and location. In all three villages, people also reported aboutpests and livestock diseases as being of huge concerns (15 %).When we asked if household had faced any major income shortfalls or unexpectedlylarge expenditures during the past 12 months, 47% said that they had. When wecompare households that had faced such shortfalls with location we see that Masuguis significantly more prone to income shortfalls (serious crop failure andclimate/drought/flood) than the two others (Table 42). This finding supports our otherfindings as well as observations, and has to be seen in relation to Masugus‟ lowagricultural productivity and high forest income.Table 42: Income shortfalls by location, Kilosa District, Tanzania, 2010Lunenzi Nyali Masugu Total %Serious crop failure (%)* 0 5 32 12Death serious illness (%) 27 32 28 29Climate/drought/floods (%)* 12 8 32 17Price change (%) 0 2 5 2206