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CENSUS RESULTS272.5.8 Cash crop productionThe major cash crops grown in large scale farms in Tanzania are tobacco, pyrethrum and cotton. In recent years flowershave also became an important cash crop. During 2002/03 agriculture year an area of 7,986 hectares was planted with cashcrops and of these, pyrethrum was the most important followed by tobacco and cotton (Table 2.6). In terms of production,tobacco and pyrethrum were produced in the largest quantities followed by flowers (Chart 2.54).Table 2.7: Area Planted and Quantity Harvested in Large ScaleFarms bySeason and Type of Cash CropsCropRainySeasonAreaPlanted (Ha)AreaHarvested(Ha)QuantityHarvestedYield(T/Ha)Cotton Short 410 403 292 0.7Long 1,084 632 454 0.7Tobacco Short 2 2 1 0.5Long 3,077 3,077 4,295 1.4Pyrethrum Short 5 3 23 7.7Long 3,085 759 4,295 5.7Flowers Short 95 84 1,310 15.6Long 228 228 1,221 5.4TotalShort 512 492 1,626Long 7,474 4,696 10,265Grand Total 7,986 5,188 11,891Tobacco, 4,296,37%Chart 2.54: Production (T) of Other Annual Crops (Cash Crops)Pyrethrum, 4,318,36%Cotton, 746, 6%Cotton Tobacco Pyrethrum FlowersFlowers, 2,531,21%- CottonThe quantity of cotton produced was 746 tonnes with 39 percent (292 tonnes) of this being produced in the short rainyseason. The total planted area for cotton was 1,494 hectares and it was grown in only seven regions with Morogoro havingthe largest area planted (42%) followed by Shinyanga (27%), Mwanza (21%), Mara (6%), Manyara (3%), Tabora (1%) anda small amount in Tanga. The highest proportion of land with cotton was found in Shinyanga followed by Mwanza andMara (Table 2.7).- TobaccoThe quantity of tobacco produced was 4,296tonnes. Tobacco was planted area on 3,079hectares most of which was planted in the longrainy season (3,077 ha, 99.9%). Tobacco farming ismostly practiced in 2 regions with Tabora havingthe largest percent of area planted (2,122 ha,68.9%). Also, Tabora had the highest proportion ofland planted with tobacco (Chart 2.57).% of Total Area Planted80706050403020100693931Chart 2.57: Percent of Tobacco Planted Area and Percent of TotalLand Area with Tobacco by Region01TaboraIringaRuvuma0000KigomaDodoma0000ArushaKilimanjaro0000TangaMorogoro0000CoastDar es Salaam0000LindiMtwara0000MbeyaSingida0000RukwaShinyanga0000KageraMwanzaRegionsPercent of Total Area Planted % Area Planted of Total Land Area0000MaraManyara0454035302520151050% Area Planted of TotalLand Area2.6 Perennial CropsPerennial or permanent crops refer to crops that normally take over a year to mature and once mature can be harvest for anumber of years. For most crops it is easy to determine if they are annual or permanent. However, for crops like cassavaand bananas the distinction is not so clear. Cassava has varieties that mature within a year and produces only one harvest,whilst other varieties survive for more than one year and produces several harvests. In this census cassava was treated asan annual crop. Bananas normally take less than a year to mature and produce a harvest and survive for more than oneTanzania Agriculture Sample Census – 2003