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 111. Revelance of income sources for supported and non-supported farmers<br />
Figure 112. Position of Head of households in a farming group or association for supported and nonsupported<br />
farmers<br />
Eastern region<br />
Northern region<br />
Non-Supported<br />
Supported<br />
Non-Supported<br />
Supported<br />
who received support. Likewise in the Eastern<br />
region (although in a smaller percentage) a larger<br />
percentage of non-supported farmers appear to<br />
be engaged in farming on a part-time basis.<br />
Figure 111 shows the relevance of different<br />
farm household income sources among<br />
supported and non-supported farm households.<br />
For all of them, farming appears as the most<br />
important source of income and gifts as the least<br />
important. One difference, for both supported<br />
0%<br />
20% 40% 60% 80% 100%<br />
Chair person or president<br />
Other executive position<br />
Ordinary member<br />
None<br />
and non-supported farmers of the Eastern region<br />
in comparison to the Northern region is that<br />
“remittances” are considered a more relevant<br />
income source than “non-farming” activities. The<br />
latter may be reflecting that farm households in<br />
the Eastern region being larger and slightly better<br />
off may have household members outside their<br />
local area who are able to send these remittances.<br />
In addition, the fact that “non-farming activities”<br />
are left to a third level of importance may be<br />
further indicating the great dependence on cash<br />
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