Impact Of Agricultural Market Reforms On Smallholder Farmers In ...
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Table 5.34 – Crop disposal by type of crop Crops Production (kg/household) Sales (marketed surplus) Consumption Percentage Seed Percentage Gift/payment Percentage Other uses Percentage Percentage Maize 726 6 86 1 3 4 S. potato 55 37 57 0 5 0 Cassava 80 30 64 1 3 2 Rice 32 43 43 2 6 5 Beans/pulses 37 22 71 4 2 2 Sorghum 12 8 79 3 2 7 Groundnuts 114 30 54 7 4 5 Vegetables 25 81 16 0.5 2 0 Tobacco 59 98 0 0 2 0 Cotton 13 100 0 0 0 0 Soybeans 11 66 26 6 2 0 Other crops 46 89 9 0 2 0 Source: IFPRI/APRU Malawi Smallholder Farmer Survey, 1998. Table 5.35 – Crop scale characteristics by type of crop Crops Pct of households producing Pct of households selling Pct of producers selling Sales (kg/ per household) Value of sales (MK/per household) Pct of sales value Maize 97 12 12 44 181 9 S. potato 18 11 58 20 62 3 Cassava 19 8 42 24 71 4 Rice 7 4 58 14 67 3 Beans/pulses 33 7 20 8 39 2 Sorghum 8 1 9 1 4 0 Groundnuts 47 16 34 35 128 6 Vegetables 13 11 87 20 186 9 Tobacco 21 20 99 58 1007 50 Cotton 5 5 100 13 82 4 Soybeans 8 6 69 8 30 1 Other crops 6 6 97 41 165 8 Source: IFPRI/APRU Malawi Smallholder Farmer Survey, 1998. 293
Table 5.36 – Distribution of households by marketed share of crop production Percentage of households Marketed share of output percentage: 0-10 46 11-20 11 21-30 9 31-40 8 41-50 8 51-60 8 61-70 5 71-80 4 81-90 1 91-100 0 Total 100 Source: IFPRI/APRU Malawi Smallholder Farmer Survey, 1998. Table 5.37 – Characteristics of the crop formation for these households that sell the crop Crops Average quantity sold Average # of transaction Price per kg (MK/kg) in kgs Maize 350 1 4.9 S. Potato 574 2 3.7 Cassava 237 2 2.8 Rice 321 2 5.2 Beans 128 2 6.0 Sorghum 136 3 4.9 Groundnuts 219 2 4.1 Vegetables 124 2 8.5 Tobacco 236 2 16.0 Cotton 286 1 7.8 Soybeans 122 2 3.8 Average over all crops 278 2 Source: IFPRI/APRU Malawi Smallholder Farmer Survey, 1998. 294
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Table 5.34 – Crop disposal by type of crop<br />
Crops<br />
Production<br />
(kg/household)<br />
Sales<br />
(marketed<br />
surplus)<br />
Consumption<br />
Percentage<br />
Seed<br />
Percentage<br />
Gift/payment<br />
Percentage<br />
Other uses<br />
Percentage<br />
Percentage<br />
Maize 726 6 86 1 3 4<br />
S. potato 55 37 57 0 5 0<br />
Cassava 80 30 64 1 3 2<br />
Rice 32 43 43 2 6 5<br />
Beans/pulses 37 22 71 4 2 2<br />
Sorghum 12 8 79 3 2 7<br />
Groundnuts 114 30 54 7 4 5<br />
Vegetables 25 81 16 0.5 2 0<br />
Tobacco 59 98 0 0 2 0<br />
Cotton 13 100 0 0 0 0<br />
Soybeans 11 66 26 6 2 0<br />
Other crops 46 89 9 0 2 0<br />
Source: IFPRI/APRU Malawi <strong>Smallholder</strong> Farmer Survey, 1998.<br />
Table 5.35 – Crop scale characteristics by type of crop<br />
Crops Pct of<br />
households<br />
producing<br />
Pct of<br />
households<br />
selling<br />
Pct of<br />
producers<br />
selling<br />
Sales (kg/<br />
per<br />
household)<br />
Value of<br />
sales<br />
(MK/per<br />
household)<br />
Pct of sales<br />
value<br />
Maize 97 12 12 44 181 9<br />
S. potato 18 11 58 20 62 3<br />
Cassava 19 8 42 24 71 4<br />
Rice 7 4 58 14 67 3<br />
Beans/pulses 33 7 20 8 39 2<br />
Sorghum 8 1 9 1 4 0<br />
Groundnuts 47 16 34 35 128 6<br />
Vegetables 13 11 87 20 186 9<br />
Tobacco 21 20 99 58 1007 50<br />
Cotton 5 5 100 13 82 4<br />
Soybeans 8 6 69 8 30 1<br />
Other crops 6 6 97 41 165 8<br />
Source: IFPRI/APRU Malawi <strong>Smallholder</strong> Farmer Survey, 1998.<br />
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