BRACE Steering Committee Meeting 9-11 January 2013 HEA Baselines for Project Monitoring and Evaluation Additional Slides

Information Reference year: Sept 2011 – Aug 2012 Ironstone Plateau LZ Western Floodplains LZ Total Country level meetingsAgricultural data + local measures Livestock data Market Prices Population Rainfall 25 7 Market interviewsMarket prices Trading volumes and routes Supply chains 224 Key informant focus groups at village level (8-10 participants per interview) Yields and agricultural support Milk yields and livestock migration Seasonal calendars Wealth group breakdown Timeline 8 villages = 8 interviews (x 10 participants = 80 people interviewed) 8 villages = 8 interviews (80 people interviewed 16 interviews (160 people) Household representative focus groups by wealth group (6-8 participants per interview) Sources of food (12 months) Sources of income (12 months) Expenditure (12 months) 8 villages x 4 wealth groups = 32 interviews (x 8 participants per wealth group = 256 people interviewed) 8 villages x 4 wealth groups = 32 interviews (256 people interviewed) 64 interviews (512 people)

Zone I: Ironstone Plateau Wealth Group HH sizeLand cultivated Livestock + Assets Harvest + Income Very Poor 50 – 0.8 feddans 0-4 hensAnnual income SSP 2,500-3,500 Harvest lasted 3 months Poor60.81 – 1.5 feddans 0-3 goats 5-6 hens Annual income SSP 3,600-4,500 Harvest lasted 5 months Middle- Income feddans 4-6 goats 0-4 sheep 0-4 cattle Annual income SSP 4,600-7,000 Harvest lasted 5 months Better-off plus feddans 7 + goats 5 + sheep 5 + cattle 1 fishing net Annual income SSP 7,100 + Harvest lasted 6 months Sales of firewood, charcoal and grass (VP,P) Local agricultural labour (i.e., in the green belt) (VP, P) Crop sales and sales of dried fish (M,B/O) Sale of livestock and livestock products (M, B/O) Main sources of income The Ironstone Plateau is located in the west. A number of counties fall in the zone including parts of Aweil West, Wau, Yirol, Tonj, Cuibet, Rumbek, Terekeka and Mundri. The zone is mostly agricultural. Sorghum, sesame and groundnuts are the principal crops supplemented by maize, cowpeas, pumpkin seeds, cassava and okra. Wild foods and fish comprise an estimated 25-35% of household annual food needs. Shea nut oil is particularly important in addition to wild yams, honey, desert date and palms. Fish are caught during the dry season from rivers then dried and eaten during the hunger season. The Ironstone Plateau receives between 950 – 1300 mm rainfall on average. However, due to shallow and poor soils the zone suffers serious water problems. Tsetse fly for livestock and sleeping sickness for humans are two health challenges as is river blindness. Wealth Characteristics

Ironstone Plateau Expenditures by Wealth Group Spending on Livelihood Inputs, Other Items includes primarily tobacco but also festivals and social obligations SSP

Zone 2: Western Floodplains Wealth Group HH sizeLand cultivated Livestock + AssetsHarvest + Income Very Poor 3-40 – 0.5 feddans 0-3 goats 0-4 hens Annual income SSP 1,500-4,500 Harvest lasted 3 months Poor – 0.99 feddans 4-9 goats 0-4 sheep 0-5 cattle Annual income SSP 4,600-6,500 Harvest lasted 4-5 months Middle- Income feddans goats 5-19 sheep 6-30 cattle Annual income SSP 6,600-9,500 Harvest lasted 5-6 months Better-off plus feddans 30 + goats 20 + sheep 31 + cattle 5-10 fish nets Annual income SSP 9,600 + Harvest lasted 6-8 months Sale of fresh fish (VP,P, M, B/O) Sales of charcoal & firewood; wood collection; brick production, agricultural labour (VP, P) Sale of livestock and livestock products (M, B/O) Crop sales (M, B/O) Main sources of income Sept Aug 2012 The Western Floodplains LZ in the north-west is home to the Dinka. The following counties fall within the zone: Aweil, Gogrial, Twic, Rumbek, Tonj and Yirol. For the very poor and the poor, wild foods and fish are the most important food sources (40-50% of their annual food energy needs). By contrast, milk and meat are a key food source for wealthier households (25-45% of their annual food needs). Crops – such as sorghum, groundnuts, maize and sesame - supplement fish, wild plants and livestock products. Seeds, tubers and desert dates are particularly important bush foods. Seasonal migration between the lowland flood plains (toch) and the highlands (gok) is common throughout the zone. Although the rivers are a crucial resource for fishing, livestock and crops, severe flooding is also a livelihood hazard. Drought and conflicts are other hazards. Wealth Characteristics Sept Aug 2012

Western Floodplains Expenditures by Wealth Group Spending on Livelihood Inputs SSP Other Items includes primarily tobacco but also beer, festivals and social obligations.