Impact Of Agricultural Market Reforms On Smallholder Farmers In ...
Impact Of Agricultural Market Reforms On Smallholder Farmers In ... Impact Of Agricultural Market Reforms On Smallholder Farmers In ...
Table 5.29 – Percent of households growing crops by region and gender Gender of Household Head Region Crop Male- Femaleheaded North Center South headed Household Household Maize 99 99 95 98 100 Groundnuts 49 43 58 60 34 Beans 33 33 33 18 45 Tobacco 26 13 25 31 13 Sweet Potato 21 12 38 19 14 Cassava 19 25 32 6 31 Vegetables 15 8 10 18 9 Soybeans 12 5 12 18 2 Sorghum/millet 8 9 16 1 13 Rice 8 6 18 4 8 Cotton 5 4 0.8 5 5 Source: IFPRI/APRU Malawi Smallholder Farmer Survey, 1998. Table 5.30 – Percent of households growing crops by farm size Farm Size Quintile Crop Smallest 2 nd 3 rd 4 th Largest Maize 98 98 100 99 99 Groundnuts 26 45 54 60 59 Beans 35 35 24 29 40 Tobacco 9 14 28 26 42 Sweet Potato 8 14 13 29 34 Cassava 32 18 12 18 24 Vegetables 1 16 12 14 23 Soybeans 1 4 12 16 21 Sorghum/millet 13 7 3 6 15 Rice 8 3 6 11 12 Cotton 2 3 7 7 4 Source: IFPRI/APRU Malawi Smallholder Farmer Survey, 1998. Table 5.31 – Percent of households growing crops by expenditure group Expenditure Group Quintile Crop Poorest 2 nd 3 rd 4 th Richest Maize 97 100 100 99 98 Groundnuts 33 45 50 54 55 Beans 25 36 34 35 34 Tobacco 20 22 25 21 21 Sweet Potato 9 18 20 21 25 Cassava 19 27 18 18 23 Vegetables 7 15 18 10 13 Soybeans 9 9 13 9 9 Sorghum/millet 8 13 4 7 9 Rice 5 7 9 9 8 Cotton 2 4 5 5 8 Source: IFPRI/APRU Malawi Smallholder Farmer Survey, 1998. 291
Table 5.32 – Use of storage facilities by type Region North Center South Total Percent of households: That use their house to store 89 83 96 90 That use a granary 73 72 39 56 That use a shed 13 18 7 12 % of households that use a pit 21 9 9 10 Source: IFPRI/APRU Malawi Smallholder Farmer Survey, 1998. Table 5.33 – Characteristics of crop storage Crop Total quantity in storage one month after harvest (in kgs) Months needed for stocks to be depleted Percentage of households that store to eat later in the year Percentage of households that store to meet cash needs later in the year Percentage of households that store in the hope that they can sell at higher prices later Percentage of households that store for other reasons (seeds, workers payment, can’t sell when want to, etc.) Maize 642 6 93 0.3 1.5 5 Sweet potato 157 3 88 12 0 0 Cassava 273 4 88 2 6 4 Rice 317 5 77 13 4 6 Beans 91 5 77 4 2 17 Sorghum 160 4 83 5 0 12 Groundnuts 174 5 69 7 8 16 Vegetables 133 5 77 14 9 0 Tobacco 713 2 0 59 7 34 Cotton 313 2 0 71 10 19 Soybeans 86 4 33 25 4 38 Source: IFPRI/APRU Malawi Smallholder Farmer Survey, 1998. 292
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Table 5.29 – Percent of households growing crops by region and gender<br />
Gender of Household Head<br />
Region<br />
Crop<br />
Male- Femaleheaded<br />
North Center South<br />
headed<br />
Household Household<br />
Maize 99 99 95 98 100<br />
Groundnuts 49 43 58 60 34<br />
Beans 33 33 33 18 45<br />
Tobacco 26 13 25 31 13<br />
Sweet Potato 21 12 38 19 14<br />
Cassava 19 25 32 6 31<br />
Vegetables 15 8 10 18 9<br />
Soybeans 12 5 12 18 2<br />
Sorghum/millet 8 9 16 1 13<br />
Rice 8 6 18 4 8<br />
Cotton 5 4 0.8 5 5<br />
Source: IFPRI/APRU Malawi <strong>Smallholder</strong> Farmer Survey, 1998.<br />
Table 5.30 – Percent of households growing crops by farm size<br />
Farm Size Quintile<br />
Crop Smallest 2 nd 3 rd 4 th Largest<br />
Maize 98 98 100 99 99<br />
Groundnuts 26 45 54 60 59<br />
Beans 35 35 24 29 40<br />
Tobacco 9 14 28 26 42<br />
Sweet Potato 8 14 13 29 34<br />
Cassava 32 18 12 18 24<br />
Vegetables 1 16 12 14 23<br />
Soybeans 1 4 12 16 21<br />
Sorghum/millet 13 7 3 6 15<br />
Rice 8 3 6 11 12<br />
Cotton 2 3 7 7 4<br />
Source: IFPRI/APRU Malawi <strong>Smallholder</strong> Farmer Survey, 1998.<br />
Table 5.31 – Percent of households growing crops by expenditure group<br />
Expenditure Group Quintile<br />
Crop Poorest 2 nd 3 rd 4 th Richest<br />
Maize 97 100 100 99 98<br />
Groundnuts 33 45 50 54 55<br />
Beans 25 36 34 35 34<br />
Tobacco 20 22 25 21 21<br />
Sweet Potato 9 18 20 21 25<br />
Cassava 19 27 18 18 23<br />
Vegetables 7 15 18 10 13<br />
Soybeans 9 9 13 9 9<br />
Sorghum/millet 8 13 4 7 9<br />
Rice 5 7 9 9 8<br />
Cotton 2 4 5 5 8<br />
Source: IFPRI/APRU Malawi <strong>Smallholder</strong> Farmer Survey, 1998.<br />
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