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SIERRA LEONE maq 4ª.indd - agrilife - Europa

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6 Survey Results<br />

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Figure 109. Years of education of household head of supported and non-supported farmers<br />

Figure 110. Head of household engagement in farming for supported and non-supported<br />

and non-supported in terms of gender and<br />

achieved educational level of the farm<br />

household heads. It appears that the STABEXfunded<br />

initiatives tended to target more female<br />

headed households compared to the targeting<br />

of non-supported initiatives, as well as farmers<br />

who had more years of formal education. The<br />

latter is particularly striking in the Northern<br />

districts where the average number of years<br />

of education among supported and nonsupported<br />

is almost double for the former (i.e.<br />

3 years for supported farmers versus 1.5 years<br />

for un-supported farmers).<br />

Figure 110 provides information on the<br />

degree of engagement on farming activities.<br />

In the case of non-supported farmers, a larger<br />

percentage declares to be involved in farming on<br />

a part – time basis; particularly in the Northern<br />

region with up to 20% of smallholders in the<br />

control group (that is, non-supported farm<br />

households) versus 10% of the group of farmers

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