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Table 4.1.144-Food consumption by expenditure category (percent of household total)
Expenditure category (quintile)
Poorest 2 3 4 Richest
Maize 24% 22% 23% 20% 12%
Sorghum/millet 9% 6% 7% 8% 3%
Rice 3% 5% 3% 4% 6%
Beans/cowpeas 4% 4% 4% 4% 5%
Groundnuts 2% 2% 1% 2% 2%
Cassava flour 4% 6% 4% 4% 4%
Cassava 3% 3% 2% 2% 2%
Yams 9% 7% 8% 6% 4%
Tomato 4% 5% 4% 4% 6%
Onion 2% 2% 2% 2% 2%
Other vegetables 4% 3% 3% 3% 4%
Meat 5% 6% 7% 7% 8%
Fish 6% 6% 6% 5% 9%
Dairy products 1% 1% 2% 2% 5%
Condiments 4% 4% 5% 4% 5%
Sugar 1% 1% 1% 1% 1%
Cooking oil 4% 5% 5% 4% 5%
Meals outside home 3% 5% 5% 5% 5%
Other food 4% 4% 4% 7% 6%
Non-alcoholic drinks 0% 0% 1% 1% 2%
Alcoholic drinks 3% 3% 3% 2% 4%
Total 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
Value (FCFA/household) 291,790 450,290 403,925 486,835 608,060
Source: IFPRI-LARES Small Farmer Survey.
Table 4.1.145-Summary of non-food expenditure patterns
Expenditure Expenditure
(FCFA/household (FCFA/person)
Percent of
total
Clothing 55,038 6,660 16%
Housing 27,988 3,029 8%
Household goods 33,914 4,423 10%
Energy 14,185 1,870 4%
Health 39,100 4,802 11%
Education 12,305 1,349 4%
Transportation 36,928 4,731 11%
Social events 60,820 7,552 18%
Leisure and other 62,228 7,917 18%
Total 342,507 42,333 100%
Source: IFPRI-LARES Small Farmer Survey.
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