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Table 2 Location and demographic details of the five sites visited

From: Tanzanian farmers' knowledge and attitudes to GM biotechnology and the potential use of GM crops to provide improved levels of food security. A Qualitative Study

Site

Village Name

Main Type of Farming Practice

Number of Households

Population

Nearest Urban Centre (distance/km)

 

(District)

    

A

Sululu-Bungu

Mainly subsistence, small surpluses in some years

600

1791

Dar es Salaam (100 km)

 

(Rufiji)

    

B

Nyamangwa-Bungu

Subsistence

353

1783

Dar es Salaam (105 km)

 

(Rufiji)

    

C

Yombo-Yombo

Subsistence

120

420

Bagamoyo (8 km)

 

(Bagamoyo)

    

D

Matimbwa-Matimbwa

Subsistence

75

360

Bagamoyo [12]

 

(Bagamoyo)

    

E

Machui-Unguja

Mainly subsistence, small surpluses in some years

860

2250

Zanzibar Town (30)

 

(Zanzibar)

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