1. Livelihoods

2.1 HH agricultural income

Percentage of households (heads) that responded “On-farm activities” or “Off-farm agricultural work” the question: During the last 12 months your household main income source came from:

N Percentage
Households 166 89%

2.1.1 Farmers’ agricultural income dependency

Percentage of male and female farmers that responded “Yes” to the question: “During the last 12 months, did you personally got an income from agricultural related activities?”

Gender N Percentage
Female 73 78%
Male 136 85%

2.2 Households’ income sources

2.2.1 Households’ main income source

Percentage of households (heads) that answered the question: “During the last 12 months your household main income source came from:”

N Off-farm agricultural work Off-farm non-ag work On-farm activities Remittance or External aid
Households 166 8% 10% 81% 1%

2.2.2 Households’ off-farm income dependency

Percentage of households (heads) that answered “Yes” to the question: “During the last 12 months, in addition to be working on your farm, did you or anyone in the household make money working off-farm?”

N Percentage
Households 135 52%

2.2.3 Households’ off-farm income sources

Percentage of households (heads) mainly dependent on on-farm income that reported additional income sources, responding to the question: “During the last 12 months, in addition to be working on your farm, did you or anyone in the household make money working off-farm?”

N Agricultural (in other farms) Agricultural and non-agricultural Non-agricultural
Households 68 9% 22% 69%

2.2.4 Households’ additional income sources

Percentage of households (heads) that reported having additional income sources, responding to the question: " During the last 12 months did your household have other main sources of additional income?"

N We did not have other income Yes, a pension Yes, money sent by family members living off-farm Yes, subsidies from government
Housedolds 167 85% 2% 10% 3%

Percentage of households (heads) that report having additional income in response to the question: During the last 12 months did your household have other main sources of additional income?


2.3 Farmers’ agricultural saving capacity (gender disaggregated)

Percentage of farmers, men or women, who answered Yes to the question: “During the last 12 months, did your personal income coming from agricultural activities allowed you to make savings?”

Number of farmers N Percentage
Farmers 213 70%
Female 75 65%
Male 138 73%

2.4 Farmers’ investment capacity

2.4.1 Farmers’ On-farm Investment capacity (gender disaggregated)

Percentage of farmers, men or women, who answered Yes to the question: “During the last 12 months, did you personally invest money on your farm?”

Number of farmers N Percentage
Farmers 214 62%
Female 76 59%
Male 138 64%

2.4.2 Farmers’ On-farm Investment type (gender disaggregated)

Percentage of farmers, men or women responding to the question: “Was this investment a short term or long term investment?”

Number of farmers N Long-term (more than a year) Short-term (less than a year)
Farmers 134 20% 80%
Female 46 15% 85%
Male 88 23% 77%

2.4.3 Farmers’ On-farm “climate intended” Investment (gender disaggregated)

Percentage of farmers, men or women who answered “Yes” to the question: “Was this investment intended to recover from or prevent damage/impacts from climatic events?”
Number of farmers N Percentage
Farmers 134 40%
Female 46 48%
Male 88 36%

2.4.4 Farmers’ on-farm investment areas

Percentage of famers, men or women responding to the question: “For what did you mainly use the investments?

Number of farmers N Infrastructure improvement Purchase management / production inputs To change the type crop / livestock grown / raised To pay labour time
Farmers 134 13% 41% 4% 43%
Female 46 17% 28% 2% 52%
Male 88 10% 48% 5% 38%

2.5 Households’ agricultural income reduction

Percentage of households (heads) that responded “Yes” to the question: “During the last 12 months, did your household face any situation that led to the reduction of your agricultural-based production or income generated on your own farm?”

N Percentage
Households 138 82%
CSV community N Percentage of households
Kasinina 18 67%
Katikara 19 90%
Kibaire 17 74%
Kiranga 19 76%
Kyamongi 20 83%
Mparangasi 26 96%
Nyakakonge 19 90%

2.6 The frequency of climate shocks affecting agricultural incomes

Percentage of households (heads) that answered Yes to the question: During the last 12 months did you face climate related events that affected the household production or income generated on your farm?

N Percentage
Households 137 81%
CSV community N Percentage of households
Kasinina 20 74%
Katikara 18 86%
Kibaire 17 74%
Kiranga 20 83%
Kyamongi 22 92%
Mparangasi 24 89%
Nyakakonge 16 76%

2019-10-22