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Table 5.48 – Food consumption by region (percent of household total)<br />

Region<br />

Northern Central Southern<br />

Maize 20 35 32<br />

Potatoes 6 4 4<br />

Cassava 5 2 2<br />

Rice 11 3 5<br />

Beans/Pulse 4 4 5<br />

Sorghum 1 1 1<br />

Groundnuts 4 6 4<br />

Wheat and prod 0 1 1<br />

Other legumes 1 0 1<br />

Leafy vegetables 4 5 7<br />

Tomatoes 6 4 4<br />

<strong>On</strong>ion 1 1 1<br />

Other vegetables 0 0 1<br />

Fruits & Nuts 0 0 0<br />

Beef 4 3 4<br />

Chicken 1 1 1<br />

Other Meat 2 3 2<br />

Fish 8 7 10<br />

Eggs 8 8 5<br />

Dairy products 1 1 1<br />

Sweets 0 0 0<br />

Sugar 3 3 4<br />

Cooking Oil 2 2 3<br />

Food away from home 1 0 0<br />

Other food 0 0 0<br />

Coffee/tea 1 3 1<br />

Soft drinks 1 0 1<br />

Alcohol 5 3 1<br />

Other beverage(s) 0 0 0<br />

Total 100 100 100<br />

Value (MK/household) 11,827 11,346 7,915<br />

Source: IFPRI/APRU Malawi <strong>Smallholder</strong> Farmer Survey, 1998.<br />

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