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Figure 41. Crop mix categories in the Sierra Leone Survey, at district level (% of total cultivated acreage)
Figure 42. Percentage of farms cropping rice at district level
upland and lowland rice cropping system. In the
Northern region, the pure lowland rice production
is more dominant in Bombali, while in Tonkolili
the upland rice production is widespread. In
the Eastern region, in Kenema and Kono mainly
upland rice is present, however, in Kailahun the
mixed upland-lowland rice cultivation is the
most widespread. Concerning tree crops, in the
Northern region basically only oil palm is grown,
while in the Eastern region farms mainly specialise
in cocoa and coffee production.
In order to further understand the most
typical cropping activities of surveyed farms,
further distinction was made between crop types
according to the production target (for subsistence/
self consumption, or for the market/cash) as follows:
- upland rice
- lowland rice
- other food crops
- oil palm and other tree crops for self-sufficiency
- coffee, cocoa and other tree crops for cash income.
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