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Table 1 Description of the study districts

From: Food security effects of smallholders’ participation in apple and mango value chains in north-western Ethiopia

Features (unit)

Study districts

Banja

Fagita Lekoma

Bahir Dar Zuria

Dibatie

Altitude (m a.s.l.)

1850–2925

1800–2900

1922–2250

1479–1709

Temperature (℃)

9–26

9–25

15–28

25–32

Annual rainfall (mm)

1958–3465

1951–3424

895–2037

850–1200

Agro-ecological zone

Moist subtropical

Moist subtropical

Humid subtropical

Tropical hot humid

Soil type

Acrisols and Nitosols

Nitosols and Acrisols

Leptosols and Nitosols

Nitosols and Vertisols

Dominant staple crops

Teff and barley

Barley and teff

Millet, teff, wheat, and maize

Maize and millet

Dominant livestock

Cattle, horses, and sheep

Cattle, horses, and sheep

Cattle, goats, sheep, and donkeys

Cattle, goats, and donkeys

Dominant cash crops

Potatoes, garlic, and apple

Potatoes, garlic, and apple

Khat, mango, avocado, papaya, and coffee

Mango, coffee, and groundnut

  1. Source: socio-economic profiles of respective districts (2019)