Table 3 Food consumption patterns among livestock producers in Botswana
% of households (N = 541) | Number of days consumed | % of respondents citing their source of various food commodities consumed (N = 541) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Own production | Hunting/gathering/fishing | Cash Purchase | Gifts (friends/relatives) | Bought on credit | Food assistance | Others | |||
Millet | 7 | 4.6 | 22 | 71 | 7 | ||||
Sorghum | 86 | 9.8 | 8 | 0.2 | 90 | 1 | 0.2 | 0.4 | |
Maize (include pap) | 87 | 9.2 | 2 | 97 | 0.8 | ||||
Wheat flour (include bread) | 79 | 7.8 | 0.4 | 98 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.9 | ||
Local grains | 4 | 7.4 | 95 | ||||||
Rice | 66 | 4.1 | 97 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||
Fruits | 51 | 6.1 | 5 | 5 | 89 | 1 | |||
Vegetables | 78 | 8.1 | 13 | 1 | 85 | 1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | |
Beans, peas, lentils, or nuts | 57 | 3.8 | 18 | 0.3 | 70 | 5 | 5 | 2.3 | |
Eggs | 28 | 4.6 | 18 | 81 | 1 | 1 | |||
Poultry: chicken, duck, other poultry | 13 | 6.1 | 3 | 96 | 1 | ||||
Beef | 13 | 6.0 | 6 | 94 | |||||
Pork | 23 | 3.6 | 28 | 62 | 9 | 1 | |||
Lamb, mutton | 33 | 6.8 | 4 | 17 | 77 | 1 | |||
Goat meat | 62 | 10.5 | 22 | 0.3 | 76 | 0.3 | 0.3 | ||
Fresh or dried fish or shellfish | 79 | 12.1 | 2 | 1 | 97 | 0.4 | |||
Milk, cheese, yogurt, or other milk product | 84 | 12.8 | 1 | 0.2 | 98 | 0.4 | 0.2 | ||
Oils and fats | 66 | 6.2 | 18 | 1 | 80 | 1 | |||
Sweets, sugar, honey | 72 | 7.9 | 7 | 0.2 | 88 | 3 | 0.7 | 1 | |
Other condiments: coffee, tea, milk in tea | 88 | 12.8 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 99 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | |