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

Table 4.1.135-Main reason for storing crops by department
Department
Atacora Atlantique Borgou Mono Ouémé Zou Total
Seeds 3% 1% 3% 6% 1% 2%
Later consumption 87% 30% 81% 75% 66% 38% 65%
Source of cash 4% 6% 6% 3% 9% 13% 8%
To sell at higher price 3% 64% 9% 14% 14% 29% 18%
Not able to sell 1% 0% 4% 4% 4% 18% 7%
Other 1% 0% 0% 0% 2% 1%
Total 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
Source: IFPRI-LARES Small Farmer Survey.
Table 4.1.136-Main reason for storing crops by crop by expenditure category
Expenditure category (quintile)
Poorest 2 3 4 Richest Total
Seeds 2% 2% 2% 2% 1% 2%
Later consumption 80% 67% 67% 57% 50% 65%
Source of cash 4% 10% 7% 13% 6% 8%
To sell at higher price 9% 13% 14% 20% 36% 18%
Not able to sell 4% 7% 9% 8% 8% 7%
Other 0% 1% 1% 1% 0% 1%
Total 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
Source: IFPRI-LARES Small Farmer Survey.
Table 4.1.137-Summary of expenditure by department (FCFA/year)
Department
Atacora Atlantique Borgou Mono Ouémé Zou Total
Household expenditure
Purchased food 140,885 304,256 166,693 175,245 321,680 224,976 223,168
Home-produced food 274,117 150,741 468,757 158,746 103,103 218,852 225,020
Non-food purchases 180,626 450,933 307,124 216,274 387,080 469,241 342,507
Rental equivalent 61,428 50,686 74,749 22,901 76,694 57,426 56,957
Total 657,056 956,616 1,017,323 573,166 888,557 970,495 847,651
Per capita expenditure 84,672 139,290 94,803 88,034 116,479 110,108 105,203
Share of expenditure
63% 48% 62% 58% 48% 46% 53%
on food
Share of expenditure
42% 16% 46% 28% 12% 23% 27%
from home production
Source: IFPRI-LARES Small Farmer Survey.
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