Farmers’ perceptions of navy bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) production constraints, preferred traits and farming systems and their implications on bean breeding: a case study from South East Lowveld region of Zimbabwe

Table 1 Geographical description of the study locations

District	Village	Geographical location		Altitude (m.a.s.l)^a	Mean annual rainfall (mm)^b	Rainfall season	Soil types	Temperature (°C)^c
		Latitude	Longitude					Max^d	Min^e
Chimanimani	NW^f	− 19.73976	32.43407	541	415	December–March	Sandy loamy	40	15
Chimanimani	GD^g	− 19.89719	32.3819	491	450		Clay loamy	39	18
Chimanimani	TH^h	− 19.93702	32.37236	492	430		Clay	40	16
Chipinge	MD^I	− 19.95341	32.35402	499	120		Sandy loam	38	15

^am.a.s.l meters above the sea level
^bmm millimetres
^c°C degrees Celsius
^dMax maximum
^eMin minimum
^fNW Nenhowe
^gGD Gudyanga
^hTH Tonhorai
^IMD Maunganidze
Source: Pambuka, personal communication, 11 November, 2019¹; Matsenure, personal communication, 12 November, 2019²; Mukwakwami, personal communication, 13 November, 2019³; Masimura, personal communication, November 14, 2019⁴
¹ Local agricultural extension worker for Gudyanga
² Local agricultural extension worker for Nenhowe
³ Local agricultural extension worker for Maunganidze
⁴ Local agricultural extension worker for Tonhorai

ISSN: 1746-4269