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Table 4.1.75-Allocation of labor by activity and department<br />

Department<br />

Atacora Atlantique Borgou Mono Ouémé Zou Total<br />

Land preparation 24% 37% 23% 19% 39% 20% 26%<br />

Planting 10% 12% 8% 9% 12% 7% 10%<br />

Weeding 29% 28% 30% 44% 23% 42% 33%<br />

Fertilization 1% 0% 2% 3% 1% 2% 2%<br />

Harvest 24% 18% 33% 22% 22% 21% 23%<br />

Processing 11% 6% 4% 4% 2% 8% 6%<br />

Total 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%<br />

Person-days/farm 740 352 897 245 346 787 565<br />

Person days/ha 227 139 162 134 179 172 170<br />

Source: IFPRI-LARES Small Farmer Survey.<br />

Table 4.1.76-Allocation of labor by activity and farm size category<br />

Farm size category (quintile)<br />

Smallest 2 3 4 Largest Total<br />

Land preparation 26% 29% 27% 28% 22% 26%<br />

Planting 11% 10% 11% 9% 8% 10%<br />

Weeding 36% 33% 33% 32% 35% 33%<br />

Fertilization 2% 1% 1% 2% 2% 2%<br />

Harvest 21% 22% 22% 23% 28% 23%<br />

Processing 5% 6% 6% 7% 6% 6%<br />

Total 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%<br />

Person-days/farm 155 280 426 678 1,256 565<br />

Person-days/ha 348 206 190 176 148 170<br />

Source: IFPRI-LARES Small Farmer Survey.<br />

Table 4.1.77-Allocation of labor by activity and crop<br />

Maize Sorghum/ Cowpeas Manioc Yams Cotton<br />

millet<br />

Land preparation 27% 18% 20% 32% 34% 13%<br />

Planting 10% 10% 9% 13% 17% 7%<br />

Weeding 35% 36% 30% 38% 23% 22%<br />

Fertilization 2% 0% 1% 0% 0% 7%<br />

Harvest 20% 23% 28% 14% 20% 49%<br />

Processing 7% 13% 11% 4% 6% 3%<br />

Total 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%<br />

Person-days/farm 133 75 82 103 89 214<br />

Ha of crop/farm 1.12 .86 .58 .73 .47 1.38<br />

Person-days/ha 119 88 142 142 190 155<br />

Source: IFPRI-LARES Small Farmer Survey.<br />

Note: Results exclude intercropped plots because of the difficulty of attributing labor to each<br />

crop.<br />

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