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Table 6. Top-Selling Households by Region of Mozambique
Region FFV Maize
----- % of HHs in top selling tercile during both years -----
Southern 10.0 4.2
Central 10.1 5.2
Northern 2.5 4.9
These tables show that 17-31% of all farmers in both panel years sell either fresh
produce or maize in either 2002 or 2005, with lower percentages of those selling in both
crop categories in 2005 compared to 2002, due to a serious drought during 2005. Most
maize sales are accounted for in the central and northern regions, whereas FFV sellers as
a group are fairly evenly distributed across the country. Of households in the top third, or
tercile, of either FFV or maize sales in both years, 5.46% of FFV sellers remain in the top
selling group over the two years, and 4.97% of maize sellers remain in the top selling
group over the two years. The percentage of top FFV sellers in both years is
concentrated in the southern and central regions with both above 10% of the persistent
top sellers, and only 2.43% in the northern region. The percentage of top maize sellers
by region is fairly consistent across the country’s regions, at 4.2-5.2% of sellers, even in
the southern region where only 2-5% of farmers participate in maize marketing. These
results generally show that there is only an incipient group of established commercialized
FFV providers in Mozambique, and a wide window exists for market improvement.
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