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Table 5.63 – Perceptions about changes in crop profitability since 1995<br />

Crop More profitable No change Less profitable Don’t know<br />

Maize 91 2 6 1<br />

Potatoes 74 12 12 2<br />

Cassava 75 10 12 3<br />

Tobacco 71 2 4 23<br />

Groundnuts 79 11 7 3<br />

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

Table 5.64 – Perceptions about changes in input availability since 1995<br />

<strong>In</strong>put More available No change Less available Don’t know<br />

Modern seed varieties 68 16 14 2<br />

Labor 49 27 15 9<br />

Fertilizer 39 23 37 1<br />

Pesticide/herbicide 23 19 16 42<br />

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

Table 5.65 – Perceptions about markets and infrastructure changes since 1995<br />

Has gotten Has not Has gotten No opinion<br />

better changed worse<br />

Number of input sellers 43 26 21 10<br />

Number of crop buyers 65 19 15 1<br />

<strong>In</strong>formation about crop prices 43 42 12 3<br />

<strong>In</strong>formation about crop production methods 40 45 12 2<br />

Roads 11 21 68 1<br />

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

Table 5.66 – General welfare perceptions by farm size<br />

Farm size quintile<br />

Smallest 2nd 3 rd 4th Largest Total<br />

Better off 18 20 27 25 25 24<br />

No change 15 15 6 13 14 13<br />

Worse off 66 65 66 61 50 62.5<br />

No opinion 0 0 1 1 0 0.5<br />

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

Table 5.67 – General welfare perceptions by expenditure group<br />

Expenditure group<br />

Poorest 2 nd 3 rd 4 th Richest Total<br />

Better off 17 18 27 19 42 24<br />

No change 11 15 7 19 11 13<br />

Worse off 72 67 65 61 46 62.5<br />

No opinion 0 0 1 1 0 0.5<br />

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

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