Impact Of Agricultural Market Reforms On Smallholder Farmers In ...

Table 4.1.104-Area allocation by crop by sex of head
Sex of household head
Male
Female
Maize 37% 37%
Sorghum/millet 6% 1%
Rice 1% .
Cowpeas 7% 7%
Groundnuts 5% 7%
Manioc 9% 16%
Yams 3% .
Sweet potatoes 0% .
Tomatoes 2% 1%
Okra 1% 2%
Hot pepper 1% 1%
Other vegetables 1% 3%
Cotton 18% 22%
Other crops 8% 2%
Total 100% 100%
Area (ha) 4.31 3.65
Source: IFPRI-LARES Small Farmer Survey.
Note: Intercropped area divided equally among crops.
Table 4.1.105-Proportion of households growing each crop by expenditure category
Expenditure category (quintile)
Poorest 2 3 4 Richest
Maize 91% 93% 90% 88% 90%
Sorghum/millet 41% 30% 33% 30% 20%
Rice 7% 6% 7% 9% 7%
Cowpeas 53% 53% 55% 52% 41%
Groundnuts 23% 23% 32% 37% 27%
Manioc 62% 52% 61% 61% 67%
Yams 37% 39% 37% 34% 26%
Sweet potatoes 3% 4% 6% 7% 7%
Tomatoes 10% 25% 21% 28% 23%
Okra 21% 20% 23% 27% 16%
Hot pepper 12% 16% 19% 26% 14%
Other vegetables 11% 10% 16% 19% 12%
Cotton 35% 30% 44% 38% 28%
Other crops 24% 21% 22% 26% 29%
Source: IFPRI-LARES Small Farmer Survey.
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