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

Table 4.1.112-Marketed share of output by expenditure category
Expenditure category (quintile)
Poorest 2 3 4 Richest Average
Maize 36% 38% 41% 44% 60% 46%
Sorghum/millet 6% 11% 9% 13% 16% 11%
Rice 30% 55% 42% 38% 45% 43%
Cowpeas 46% 44% 42% 56% 64% 53%
Groundnuts 63% 74% 73% 76% 73% 74%
Manioc 73% 80% 85% 86% 86% 84%
Yams 8% 10% 9% 12% 18% 11%
Sweet potatoes 66% 65% 76% 66% 74% 71%
Tomatoes 93% 91% 92% 86% 92% 91%
Okra 61% 74% 75% 55% 77% 69%
Hot pepper 88% 92% 91% 73% 90% 85%
Other vegetables 97% 74% 97% 92% 84% 95%
Cotton 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
Other crops 82% 64% 84% 78% 93% 85%
Sales as % of output 60% 56% 62% 65% 74% 65%
Average % sold 40% 46% 52% 51% 60% 50%
Source: IFPRI/LARES Small Farmer Survey.
Table 4.1.113-Marketed share of output by farm size category
Farm size category (quintile)
Smallest 2 3 4 Largest Average
Maize 22% 44% 46% 45% 50% 46%
Sorghum/millet 8% 6% 10% 12% 12% 11%
Rice . 34% 44% 32% 48% 43%
Cowpeas 45% 48% 45% 45% 57% 53%
Groundnuts 71% 76% 69% 72% 75% 74%
Manioc 83% 86% 85% 80% 86% 84%
Yams 6% 7% 8% 16% 11% 11%
Sweet potatoes 62% 81% 77% 87% 49% 71%
Tomatoes 86% 89% 91% 95% 90% 91%
Okra 63% 76% 72% 77% 52% 69%
Hot pepper 87% 87% 84% 91% 82% 85%
Other vegetables 98% 86% 96% 55% 68% 95%
Cotton 100% 100% 99% 100% 100% 100%
Other crops 94% 75% 93% 85% 83% 85%
Sales as % of output 64% 59% 64% 61% 68% 65%
Average % sold 42% 46% 48% 51% 59% 50%
Source: IFPRI/LARES Small Farmer Survey.
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