Mozambique Livelihood Zone Descriptions Map (as of May 2014)

Summary

The Livelihood Zone Map for Mozambique is the result of secondary data review and key informant workshops in October and November 2013.

A livelihood zone is an area within which people share broadly the same pattern of livelihood, including options for obtaining food and income and market opportunities. A livelihood zoning is essential for the following reasons:

1. It provides geographic orientation of livelihood systems to inform food security analysis and assistance targeting
2. It provides the basis for identifying geographically relevant food security monitoring indicators
3. It provides a sampling frame for future on-the-ground assessments

Livelihood patterns clearly vary from one geographic area to another, which is why the preparation of a Livelihood Zone Map is a logical first step for livelihoods-based analysis.