… This report presents the findings of the household survey, providing insight into the
characteristics of maize producing households in the Masvingo and Bikita districts of Zimbabwe. …

… Bikita district is found in Masvingo province of Zimbabwe and it is … rural families and
communities. As indicated earlier in this chapter, a variety of crops are grown in Bikita such as maize, …

… is highly oriented towards rain fed maize production. A key … of the district is becoming more
precarious making household … as biophysical characteristics, user characteristics, information …

… of maize inputes for smallholder farmers in Masvingo………..… the low potential dry areas like
Masvingo and Matabeleland .… of analysis; in particular, whether it should be the household’s …

… Farmers’ production characteristics such as land size, and household size, can both …
Zimbabwe’s two major maize growing smallholder farming areas of the Makoni and Shamva districts…

… and Bikita are largely small grain zones, in which maize is also … Programs such as CARE’s
‘trader agents’ in Masvingo have … Here we provide a brief background characterization of …

… lives of people either by boosting production or promoting safe storage of maize grain.
Several household socio-economic characteristics such as age, household size, gender, marital …

Characterization of maize producing households in Masvingo and Bikita districts in
Zimbabwe … Characterization of maize producing households in Masvingo and Bikita …

… sample of 1,400 households in communal areas within 14 districts of Zimbabwe. Taste …
These areas are characterized by chronic food insecurity and extreme poverty. Livelihoods …