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Mali Livelihood Zones 2014

  • Livelihood Zone Map
  • Mali
  • March 2015
Mali Livelihood Zones 2014

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  • Summary

  • Summary

    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:

    • It provides geographic orientation of livelihood systems to inform food security analysis and assistance targeting
    • It provides the basis for identifying geographically relevant food security monitoring indicators
    • 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.

    This livelihood zone map is an update of the 2010 livelihood zone map based on an expert judgment and secondary-data-driven workshop in October 2013 and a field-based verficiation in December 2014.

    Figures Map of livelihood zones in Mali, 2014

    Figure 1

    Map of livelihood zones in Mali, 2014

    Source: FEWS NET

    Livelihood Zone Map illustrates the country by zone, showing areas where people generally have the same options for obtaining food and income and engaging in trade.

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