Table 1.
Agro-ecological conditions of the study area (retrieved from CAID).
| Characteristics | Territory | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fizi | Walungu | Kabare | Mwenga | |
| Latitude (South) | 3° 30 to 4° 51′ 32 | 2° 38′ | 2° 30′ | 3° to 4° |
| Longitude (East) | 27° 45 to 29° 14′ 10 | 28° 40′ | 28° 30′ | 28° 25′ 29″ |
| Area (km2) | 15,789 | 1800 | 1960 | 11,172 |
| Altitude (m) | 750 to 1700 | 1000 to 2000 | 1420 to 3200 | 670 to 1800 |
| Climate type | Humid wet and dry tropical | Humid wet tropical | Humid wet tropical | Equatorial |
| Dominant soil unity | Acrisols and Cambisols | Ferralsols, Cambisols and Nitisols | Ferralsols and Nitisols | Acrisols and Cambisols |
| Mean T °C | 23.54 °C | 17–20 °C | 22.6 °C | 21–37 °C |
| Mean annual P (mm) | 1704 | 900 to 1500 | 1572 | 1650 |
| Estimated population (2019) | 1,093,926 | 1,509,175 | 868,616 | 843,636 |
| Density of population (hab km−2) | 69.3 | 838.4 | 443.6 | 75.5 |
| AEZ* | Low and high altitude | Medium to high altitude | Medium to high altitude | Low and high altitude |
P (mm) Precipitation (rainfall), AEZ Agro-Ecological Zone (High, Medium, Low).