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

Table 4.1.150-Measures of poverty for different household groups
Percent of
households
Incidence of
poverty (P0)
Povertygap
(P1)
Department Atacora 13% 42% 10%
Atlantique 13% 6% 1%
Borgou 16% 20% 3%
Mono 18% 24% 4%
Ouémé 18% 23% 6%
Zou 22% 16% 3%
Sex of head of Male 95% 21% 5%
household Female 5% 21% 2%
Household size 1-5 26% 13% 2%
6-10 46% 23% 4%
More than 10 28% 27% 7%
Farm size Smallest 20% 24% 6%
category 2 21% 30% 7%
(quintile) 3 20% 23% 4%
4 19% 19% 3%
Largest 20% 11% 3%
Market surplus 0 - 25% 24% 31% 7%
26 - 50% 20% 30% 6%
51 - 75% 30% 16% 3%
76 - 100% 25% 12% 2%
Type of farm Cotton growers 35% 20% 4%
Other farmers 65% 22% 5%
Total 100% 21% 4%
Source: IFPRI-LARES Small Farmer Survey
Note: Based on updated ECVR poverty line of 79,155 FCFA/adult equivalent (see text)
Table 4.1.151.-Ownership of households assets
Percent
owning
Nbr. owned
among owners
Nbr. owned
including nonowners
190
Value among
owners
(FCFA)
Value
including nonowners
(FCFA)
Years owned
Chairs 60% 5.6 3.4 5.8 12,172 7,156
Tables 62% 1.7 1.1 5.7 7,066 4,140
Beds 63% 2.2 1.4 7.1 25,985 15,966
Other furniture 67% 4.1 2.8 5.1 13,145 8,446
Heater/oven 22% 2.2 .5 6.2 14,209 2,968
Radio/CD player 58% 1.5 .8 5.9 23,089 13,254
TV/VCR 5% 1.0 .0 3.7 102,032 4,834
Sewing machine 6% 1.2 .1 9.3 50,339 2,861
Bicycle 67% 1.5 1.0 8.9 46,275 30,624
Motorbike 26% 1.1 .3 7.5 311,341 78,809
Car/truck 1% 1.6 .0 5.3 3,320,298 42,565
Refrigerator 0% 1.2 .0 8.2 223,085 793
Other assets 44% 1.2 .6 4.3 209,202 92,616
Source: IFPRI-LARES Small Farmer Survey.