SIERRA LEONE maq 4ª.indd - agrilife - Europa

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List of Tables
Table 1. Distribution of farming population by region and vulnerability level 23
Table 2. Sierra Leone Health Indicators 24
Table 3. Employed labour force by sector and sex (%) 28
Table 4. Sectorial contributions to GDP (in % GDP) 28
Table 5. National Rice Production and Self-sufficiency (1997 – 2008) - Sierra Leone 35
Table 6. Livestock (heads) per major category in selected countries of Western Africa (2008) 38
Table 7. Agro-Ecological Regions in Sierra Leone 41
Table 8. Total arable land per agricultural area in Sierra Leone (2001) & Annual average of
area under production per agricultural area 45
Table 9. Yield of Major Crops in Sierra Leone (2008) 52
Table 10. Crop yield level in West Africa, rainfed (2000 – 2004 average, ton/ha) 53
Table 11. Average annual consumption per household by district (in Leones) 58
Table 12. Food production targets and achievements (2005 – 2007) 59
Table 13. Use of seeds by households in 2003/2004 (% of households per different supply
channel used) 61
Table 14. National Requirement for Machinery and Agrochemicals 2009 – 2012 62
Table 15. Price of Local vs. Imported Rice in Sierra Leone per 50kg Bag 64
Table 16. Freetown to District headquarters: Price in Leones for one 50kg bag 65
Table 17. Sierra Leone and Sub-Saharan Africa investment spending on infrastructure, 2005-2007 65
Table 18. Distribution of sample observation 74
Table 19. Basic Income Calculation 80
Table 20. Comparative Summary of the assumptions on the income calculation approaches:
Neoclassical Approach (NA) & Peasant Farming (PF) Approach 82
Table 21. Average age composition of farming households in the Northern and Eastern
regions of Sierra Leone 88
Table 22. Educational composition of farming households in the Eastern and Northern
regions of Sierra Leone 88
Table 23. Professional status of smallholders 89
Table 24. Resources of smallholders in the Eastern and Northern regions of Sierra Leone 93
Table 25. Market accessibility in the Eastern and Northern regions of Sierra Leone 98
Table 26. Communication in the Eastern and Northern regions of Sierra Leone 98
Table 27. Economic results of the smallholders per average farm by districts based on
Neoclassical Approach and Peasant Farming Approach (Leones/year) 107
Table 28. Economic results of the smallholders per average acre by district based on
Neoclassical Approach and Peasant Farming Approach (Leones/acre) 108
Table 29. Economic results of the smallholders per working unit by district based on
Neoclassical Approach and Peasant Farming Approach (Leones/hhWU) 109
Table 30. Economic results of the smallholders per household unit by district based on
Neoclassical Approach and Peasant Farming Approach (Leones/hhUnit) 110