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Table 4.1.110-Marketed share of output by department
Department
Atacora Atlantique Borgou Mono Ouémé Zou Average
Maize 18% 69% 21% 30% 36% 49% 46%
Sorghum/millet 15% . 7% . . 31% 11%
Rice 41% . 47% . 50% 21% 43%
Cowpeas 36% 70% 36% 56% 58% 56% 53%
Groundnuts 68% 87% 71% 70% 83% 73% 74%
Manioc 20% 89% 28% 73% 65% 83% 84%
Yams 11% 0% 8% 42% 10% 19% 11%
Sweet potatoes 0 0% 100% 2% 93% 77% 68%
Tomatoes 56% 90% 78% 91% 95% 65% 91%
Okra 23% . 58% 88% 96% 47% 69%
Hot pepper 31% 94% 91% 93% 89% 61% 85%
Other vegetables 0% . 41% 98% 78% 73% 95%
Cotton 100% . 100% 98% 100% 100% 100%
Other crops 37% 100% 81% 92% 94% 79% 85%
Sales as % of output 43% 82% 50% 64% 63% 71% 65%
Average % sold 27% 75% 47% 49% 52% 58% 50%
Source: IFPRI/LARES Small Farmer Survey.
Table 4.1.111-Marketed share of output by sex of household head
Sex of household head
Male Female Average
Maize 46% 56% 46%
Sorghum/millet 11% 0% 11%
Rice 43% . 43%
Cowpeas 53% 46% 53%
Groundnuts 73% 75% 74%
Manioc 84% 85% 84%
Yams 11% 25% 11%
Sweet potatoes 71% . 71%
Tomatoes 91% 75% 91%
Okra 69% 55% 69%
Hot pepper 86% 66% 85%
Other vegetables 95% 77% 95%
Cotton 100% 100% 100%
Other crops 85% 91% 85%
Sales as % of output 64% 75% 65%
Average % sold 50% 57% 50%
Source: IFPRI/LARES Small Farmer Survey.
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