Large Scale Farm Report - Ministry Of Agriculture, Food and ...

REGIONAL PROFILES72The region has the fifth highest number of farm implements. It has the sixth largest number of tractors, second largestnumber of harvesters, fifth largest number of ploughs and fourth largest number of harrows.Iringa has a moderate number of households receiving extension services and also it has the third highest number of farmsirrigating. It has the second highest number of trees planted by large scale farms in the country (3,781,627). The region hasthe second highest number of farms with erosion control/water harvesting bunds in Tanzania with Tree belts, waterharvesting bunds, erosion control bunds, vertiver grass and terraces being the most common.The region has the fifth largest number of farms keeping livestock and has the fourth highest livestock population on largescale farms. It has the fifth highest number of cattle and fourth highest head of goats with small sheep numbers. It has thethird highest number of pigs. Most of the cattle are improved. It is the largest milk producing region in the country in termsof large scale farms with an above average farm gate price.Chicken production is important in Iringa and it is the sixth highest producing region. On large scale farms most of thechickens are improved. The region has the fourth highest number of layers and sixth highest number of broilers in thecountry. Iringa has the second highest number of eggs produced; most of the eggs are consumed.The rate of infection is moderate to low compared to other regions. Most of the livestock infrastructure and services wereat a distance of under 15 kilometers from the farms. However, the access to veterinary clinics and input supply serviceswas moderate. Iringa has the seventh highest percentage of large scale farms receiving extension advice. The Governmentis the major source of extension.Iringa has the third highest number of farm employees. It has the second highest number of permanent employees and thirdhighest number of temporary employees. The number of female temporary employees was almost equal to the number ofmale temporary employees.4.7 LindiLindi region has 9 large scale farms with a land area totaling of 6,131 hectares under crop production and has one of thelowest numbers of annual crop growing large scale farms in Tanzania. Most large scale farms grow crops only and veryfew of them have livestock. One large scale farm has livestock only. The land area per farm is 938 ha and it has a highpercent of allocated land that is utilized. The region has a high percent of permanent crops, some of which are in monocropstands and the remainder in mixed annual/permanent crop. Lindi only has a long rainy season.Cereal production is relatively unimportant in Lindi and it has one of the lowest planted areas and yields of maize in thecountry. Small quantities of rice and sorghum are produced.Lindi has the largest planted area of cashew nut and second largest planted area of coconut in the country and it has smallquantities of oranges and banana. The region has virtually no planted area under irrigation.Lindi has the lowest contact with extension services in the country. It also has no large scale farms planted trees or farmwith erosion control/water harvesting facilities. The region has the smallest number of farm implements and assets.Tanzania Agriculture Sample Census – 2003