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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6.1.2 Main activities and income sources<br />
The main activity of the working<br />
household members and whether they were<br />
involved on full or part-time work basis is<br />
summarised in Table 23. The primary activity<br />
of all household heads and spouses in the<br />
sample is agriculture. In the Eastern region<br />
only 1%, of the household heads and spouses<br />
engage in secondary activities, whereas in the<br />
Table 23. Professional status of smallholders<br />
Primary activity of head Agriculture<br />
(% households) 100%<br />
Secondary activity of head<br />
Northern region, the proportion is higher at<br />
7-8%. In the Northern region, the secondary<br />
activity of spouses is predominantly petty<br />
trading, whereas that of the household heads<br />
is a mix of petty trading, paid employment<br />
and self employed craftsmanship. The higher<br />
prevalence of secondary activities in the<br />
North in comparison to the East can explain<br />
the higher proportion of part-time household<br />
farm labour in the Northern region.<br />
Eastern region Northern region<br />
petty trading, paid employment,<br />
self employed craftsman<br />
(% households) 1% 7%<br />
Primary activity of spouse Agriculture<br />
(% households) 100%<br />
Secondary activity of spouse<br />
petty trading,<br />
paid employment, self employed<br />
craftsman<br />
(% households) 1% 8%<br />
No. of hh members in farming 5.7 5.1<br />
(% part-time) 15% 25%<br />
petty trading<br />
Figure 22. Sources of income for smallholders in the Eastern and the Northern regions of Sierra Leone<br />
(% of farms).<br />
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