User:Dpringle1/Ikungi

Source:

https://info.undp.org/docs/pdc/Documents/TZA/Report%20-%20Final%20Ikungi%20Baseline%20Report%202013.pdf

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The Ikungi district, in addition to other areas of Tanzania and Eastern Africa, follows an agricultural system called agro-pastoralism. There is a total of six broad categories of farming, pastoralism being one of them. Pastoral livestock production is a crucial element in the livelihoods and economies of Africa’s drylands. The land’s physical characteristics, climatic conditions and plant communities are well suited for mobile livestock production. [1 ] Agro-pastoralism is based on livestock husbandry and crop farming. ======

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In recent decades, the issue of climate change has negatively impacted the agricultural market due to the decrease in rainfall and increased dry weather. A study was conducted in 2016 in which data was collected from 411 agro-pastoralists in five districts of northern and central Tanzania. The analysis focused on the vulnerability of farmers in the area and the factors that contribute to their ability to adapt to climate changes due to man-made environmental issues. Climate variability will always present a challenge to the livelihood of farmers and, with human-caused changes, the adversity is accelerated to a point where the ability to adapt decreases. Risks for farmers are increased and the success of farming becomes more sensitive to external factors. The Ikungi farmers had the highest average exposure to climate changes, meaning they have the highest increase in temperature and largest decrease in rainfall. Farmers in this case have to improve their adaptive capacity in order to lessen their vulnerability to changing stimuli. ======

Background/History
Ikungi District was founded March 8, 2013 through Government Gazette No. 87. Ikungi formerly comprised part of the Singida Rural district.

Population
According to the 2012 Population and Housing Census, a population estimate of Ikungi is roughly 272,959. Males comprise 136,178 or roughly 49.9% of the population, while females comprise 136,781 or 50.1% of the population.

Geography/Location
Ikungi District is bordered by the Manyoni district to the southeast, and the Igunga district of the Tabora region to the southwest. It is bordered by Iramba district to the west and Kondoa District of the Dodoma Region as well as Singida Rural district to the northeast.