Lower Shire Valley

E621748

The Lower Shire Valley is a broad, low-lying agricultural and ecological region in southern Malawi, known for its fertile soils, wildlife habitats, and vulnerability to seasonal flooding.

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Lower Shire Valley canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical region
river valley
borderedBy Mozambique NERFINISHED
contains Chikwawa District NERFINISHED
Lengwe National Park NERFINISHED
Majete Wildlife Reserve NERFINISHED
Mwabvi Wildlife Reserve NERFINISHED
Nsanje District NERFINISHED
country Malawi NERFINISHED
developmentProgram Shire Valley Transformation Programme NERFINISHED
economicActivity commercial sugar estates
fishing
livestock rearing
smallholder farming
elevation generally below 200 metres above sea level
environmentalIssue deforestation
drought risk
land degradation
seasonal flooding
ethnicGroup Chewa NERFINISHED
Mang’anja NERFINISHED
Sena NERFINISHED
hasCharacteristic broad
fertile soils
high temperatures
low-lying
seasonal flooding
semi-arid climate in parts
hasWildlife antelope
bird species
buffalo
crocodiles
elephants
hippopotamuses
infrastructure flood protection structures
irrigation schemes
landUse irrigated agriculture
rain-fed agriculture
locatedIn Shire River basin NERFINISHED
southern Malawi NERFINISHED
majorCrop cotton
maize
pulses
rice
sorghum
sugarcane
majorTown Chikwawa NERFINISHED
Nsanje NERFINISHED
namedAfter Shire River NERFINISHED
partOf Great Rift Valley system NERFINISHED
Shire Valley NERFINISHED
traversedBy Shire River NERFINISHED
vulnerableTo climate change impacts
flood disasters

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Shire River hasFloodplain Lower Shire Valley