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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Table 13. Use of seeds by households in 2003/2004 (% of households per different supply channel used)<br />
Input<br />
Purchase<br />
to Private<br />
Sectors<br />
Access<br />
through<br />
Cooperative<br />
In the case of agricultural machinery access<br />
has also been limited in Sierra Leone. Figure 18<br />
compares the number of agricultural workers per<br />
tractor in use for selected countries in Western<br />
Africa. The ratio in Sierra Leone is among<br />
the highest of the region with Central African<br />
Republic, Guinea Bissau and Togo.<br />
Ministry of<br />
Agriculture<br />
Extension<br />
Service<br />
NGO Other Total<br />
Seeds<br />
Source: HIS 2003/04.<br />
73.1 0.6 0.7 1.2 24.4 100<br />
Figure 18. Number of agricultural workers per tractor in use. Selected countries of Western Africa (2007)<br />
NB: Total economically active population in agriculture / Number of tractors in use.<br />
Source: FAOSTAT (2011).<br />
Apart from grants and concessions from<br />
foreign governments, the market for agricultural<br />
machinery has been dominated by the private<br />
sector. A few private firms handle importation<br />
of tractors and accompanying implements,<br />
selling directly to farmers who provide private<br />
tractor hiring services to other farmers. Table 14,<br />
Rural poverty reduction and food security: The case of smallholders in Sierra Leone<br />
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