Final version of Tropical Legumes II Project Report for Phase 1 - icrisat
Final version of Tropical Legumes II Project Report for Phase 1 - icrisat
Final version of Tropical Legumes II Project Report for Phase 1 - icrisat
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Data were collected using structured survey <strong>of</strong> households from November 2007 to February 2008<br />
in the three countries. A purposive random sampling was used to select program sites. Next to every<br />
selected program site was a non-program site (a neighboring village) where the TL <strong>II</strong> program will not<br />
intervene. In each program site, 10 on-farm trial participants were selected from the population <strong>of</strong><br />
participants and five non-trial participants were selected from the population <strong>of</strong> non-participants. In<br />
case the number <strong>of</strong> on-farm participants was less than 15 farmers, enumerators were asked to survey all<br />
on-farm trial participants with the remaining unchanged (Table 4-1).<br />
Table 4-1: Distribution <strong>of</strong> HHs/UPAs surveyed by country and region in Mali, Niger and Nigeria<br />
Country/Region or State Site Total<br />
Non-program site<br />
Program site<br />
Mali<br />
Kayes 26 54 80<br />
Koulikoro 28 58 86<br />
Sub-total 54 112 166<br />
Niger<br />
Dogondoutchi 62 68 130<br />
Dosso 33 34 67<br />
Gaya 49 112 151<br />
Sub-total 144 204 348<br />
Nigeria<br />
Jigawa 41 52 93<br />
Kano 19 72 91<br />
Katsina 40 54 94<br />
Sub-total 100 178 278<br />
TOTAL 298 494 792<br />
Survey results indicate that groundnut is planted on about 36% <strong>of</strong> total cultivated area in Mali, 15% in<br />
Niger and 34% <strong>of</strong> cultivated area in Nigeria. Groundnut contributes to 64% <strong>of</strong> household cash revenues<br />
in Mali, 66% in Niger and 54% in Nigeria. It accounts <strong>for</strong> 28% <strong>of</strong> the total value <strong>of</strong> crop production in<br />
Mali, 31% in Niger and 23% in Nigeria. No statistical differences were found between program and nonprogram<br />
villages.<br />
Groundnut market participation was very high in the surveyed sites. Many households sell groundnut in<br />
Mali and Niger and many purchase groundnuts in Nigeria. In Mali, 46% <strong>of</strong> households are net-sellers<br />
with no differences between program and non-program sites. In Niger, about 79% <strong>of</strong> households are netsellers<br />
<strong>of</strong> groundnut with high rates in program versus non-program sites. In Nigeria, 72% <strong>of</strong> households<br />
are net-buyers <strong>of</strong> groundnut with significantly more households buying groundnut in program versus nonprogram<br />
sites. Households are net-sellers <strong>of</strong> cowpea <strong>for</strong> 8% in Mali, 24% in Niger and 7% in Nigeria.<br />
In the three countries, market participation in other crops is also important. In Mali, about 30% and<br />
40% <strong>of</strong> households are buying rice and sorghum, respectively, with no differences between non-program<br />
and program sites. Pearl millet is thinly traded and farmers live as in autarky. In Niger, 39% and 42% <strong>of</strong><br />
households are net-buyers <strong>of</strong> maize and pearl millet, respectively. In Nigeria, households are net-buyers<br />
<strong>of</strong> most <strong>of</strong> the agricultural products (Table 4-2).<br />
Progress <strong>of</strong> <strong>Phase</strong> 1<br />
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