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 5.42 – Summary of expenditure by expenditure group Expenditure quintiles Poorest 2 nd 3 rd 4 th Richest Household expenditure: Purchased food (MK/year) 2,506 3,684 4,819 5,919 9,859 Home-produced food (MK/year) 2,343 3,558 4,515 5,129 6,049 Non-food purchases (MK/year) 1,145 2,027 2,852 3,046 8,045 Rental equivalent (MK/year) 811 1,091 1,197 1,668 2,124 Total (MK/year) 6,805 10,359 13,383 15,763 26,077 Per capita expenditure (MK/percap/year) 1,079 1,890 2,650 3,648 6,550 Share of expenditure on food 71% 70% 70% 70% 61% Share of food home produced 34% 34% 34% 33% 23% Source: IFPRI/APRU Malawi Smallholder Farmer Survey, 1998. Table 5.43 – Summary of expenditure by farm size Farm size quintiles Smallest 2 nd 3 rd 4 th Largest Household expenditure: Purchased food (MK/year) 4,078 4,918 4,749 5,493 7,798 Home-produced food (MK/year) 2,709 3,360 4,195 5,702 6,501 Non-food purchases (MK/year) 1,859 2,557 2,869 3,001 7,581 Rental equivalent (MK/year) 1,200 1,221 1,660 1,340 1,509 Total (MK/year) 9,873 12,056 13,473 15,535 23,389 Per capita expenditure (MK/percap/year) 2,626 2,935 2,965 3,120 4,088 Share of expenditure on food 69% 69% 66% 72% 61% Share of food home produced 28% 28% 31% 37% 28% Source: IFPRI/APRU Malawi Smallholder Farmer Survey, 1998. 297
Table 5.44 – Summary of food expenditure patterns Expenditure (MK/household) Expenditure (MK/person) Percentage of total Percent of households consuming Maize 3,123 706 32 99 Potatoes 389 81 4 77 Cassava 232 49 2 71 Rice 426 86 4 52 Beans/Pulse 438 98 5 83 Sorghum 82 20 1 15 Groundnuts 497 109 5 81 Wheat and prod 72 12 1 14 Other legumes 56 13 1 18 Leafy vegetables 558 133 6 83 Tomatoes 417 84 4 92 Onion 69 15 1 53 Other vegetables 34 8 0 18 Fruits & Nuts 35 7 0 26 Beef 347 74 4 61 Chicken 77 18 1 84 Other Meat 265 52 3 45 Fish 805 173 8 93 Eggs 662 138 7 65 Dairy products 102 20 1 25 Sweets 30 6 0 21 Sugar 320 70 3 86 Cooking Oil 202 44 2 63 Food away from home 38 9 0 17 Other food 1 0 0 3 Coffee/tea 170 32 2 56 Soft drinks 56 12 1 34 Alcohol 221 46 2 17 Other beverage(s) 2 1 0 1 Total 9,727 2,115 100 Source: IFPRI/APRU Malawi Smallholder Farmer Survey, 1998. 298
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Table 5.44 – Summary of food expenditure patterns<br />
Expenditure<br />
(MK/household)<br />
Expenditure<br />
(MK/person)<br />
Percentage of<br />
total<br />
Percent of households<br />
consuming<br />
Maize 3,123 706 32 99<br />
Potatoes 389 81 4 77<br />
Cassava 232 49 2 71<br />
Rice 426 86 4 52<br />
Beans/Pulse 438 98 5 83<br />
Sorghum 82 20 1 15<br />
Groundnuts 497 109 5 81<br />
Wheat and prod 72 12 1 14<br />
Other legumes 56 13 1 18<br />
Leafy vegetables 558 133 6 83<br />
Tomatoes 417 84 4 92<br />
<strong>On</strong>ion 69 15 1 53<br />
Other vegetables 34 8 0 18<br />
Fruits & Nuts 35 7 0 26<br />
Beef 347 74 4 61<br />
Chicken 77 18 1 84<br />
Other Meat 265 52 3 45<br />
Fish 805 173 8 93<br />
Eggs 662 138 7 65<br />
Dairy products 102 20 1 25<br />
Sweets 30 6 0 21<br />
Sugar 320 70 3 86<br />
Cooking Oil 202 44 2 63<br />
Food away from home 38 9 0 17<br />
Other food 1 0 0 3<br />
Coffee/tea 170 32 2 56<br />
Soft drinks 56 12 1 34<br />
Alcohol 221 46 2 17<br />
Other beverage(s) 2 1 0 1<br />
Total 9,727 2,115 100<br />
Source: IFPRI/APRU Malawi <strong>Smallholder</strong> Farmer Survey, 1998.<br />
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