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Table 5.45 – Food consumption by source (percent of commodity total)
Percent purchased Percent home Total
produced
Maize 30 70 100
Potatoes 34 66 100
Cassava 38 62 100
Rice 41 59 100
Beans/Pulse 41 59 100
Sorghum 51 49 100
Groundnuts 27 73 100
Wheat and prod 100 0 100
Other legumes 100 0 100
Leafy vegetables 100 0 100
Tomatoes 92 8 100
Onion 98 2 100
Other vegetables 100 0 100
Fruits & Nuts 100 0 100
Beef 93 7 100
Chicken 68 32 100
Other Meat 63 37 100
Fish 100 0 100
Eggs 12 88 100
Dairy products 100 0 100
Sweets 100 0 100
Sugar 100 0 100
Cooking Oil 100 0 100
Food away from home 100 0 100
Other food 100 0 100
Coffee/tea 100 0 100
Soft drinks 100 0 100
Alcohol 100 0 100
Other beverage(s) 100 0 100
Total 56 44 100
Source: IFPRI/APRU Malawi Smallholder Farmer Survey, 1998.
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