SIERRA LEONE maq 4ª.indd - agrilife - Europa
SIERRA LEONE maq 4ª.indd - agrilife - Europa
SIERRA LEONE maq 4ª.indd - agrilife - Europa
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Figure 63. Farm viability per farm type in Northern and Eastern regions based on Neoclassical Approach<br />
NB: FT1 = rice only; FT2 = rice & other food; FT3 = rice & other food & tree for subsistence; FT4 = rice & tree for subsistence; FT5<br />
= other tree for subsistence farms; FT6 = rice & tree for cash; FT7 = rice & other food & tree for cash and FT8 = only cash tree farms.<br />
Figure 64. Farm viability per farm type in Northern and Eastern regions based on Peasant Farming Approach<br />
NB: FT1 = rice only; FT2 = rice & other food; FT3 = rice & other food & tree for subsistence; FT4 = rice & tree for subsistence; FT5<br />
= other tree for subsistence farms; FT6 = rice & tree for cash; FT7 = rice & other food & tree for cash and FT8 = only cash tree farms.<br />
diversification is not linearly related to the size of<br />
the farm, a tendency is observed.<br />
In the Eastern districts (Figure 66) the average<br />
land area is larger (almost double: an average of<br />
15 acres per farm) than in the North (an average of<br />
7 acres per farm). Overall it is worthwhile to note<br />
that in both regions larger farm types in terms of<br />
land available per household working unit tends<br />
also to reach higher levels of labour productivity<br />
(the latter varies across crops as it is shown in the<br />
following section). Likewise, the crop mix and<br />
production orientation are different. The rice &<br />
tree for cash production (FT6) tend to be smaller<br />
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