Table 2 Cultural particularities of the study area (retrieved from CAID)

Tribes

Bahavu (40%)

Batembo (25%)

Bahunde (1O%)

Banyarwanda: Hutu and Tutsi (10%)

Bashi, Banyanga, Barega (15%)

Bahavu (95%)

Few Pygmies and Rwandans

Spoken languages

Swahili (90%)

Kihavu (70%)

Kitembo (30%)

Kinyarwanda (10%)

Kihunde (3%)

Mashi (2%)

Kihavu (98%)

Swahili (95%)

Main activities

Agriculture 50%

Livestock 15%

Fishing 15%

Artisanal mining 10%

Small business and handicrafts 10%

Agriculture (90%)

Small business (5%)

Fishing (3%)

Livestock (2%)

Main agricultural products

Cassava (40%)

Potato (25%)

Banana (15%)

Maize (10%)

Beans (10%)

Cassava (55%)

Beans (20%).

Coffee (15%)

Pineapple (10%).

Main non-agricultural products

Honey

Mushrooms

Caterpillars

Fish

Cattle, Sheep, Goats

Poultry

Guinea pigs

Wood (firewood, planks, embers)

Minerals (gold, cassiterite, coltan, Traumaline, etc.)

Seafood (97%)

Sand (3%)

Main source of energy

Wood

Petroleum

Flashlights

Solar

Electricity

Wood (50%)

Solar (40%)

Petroleum (10%)