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Table 2 Family structure and estimated amount of consumption and balance with their yields

From: Agricultural production and food consumption of mountain farmers in Tanzania: a case study of Kiboguwa village in Uluguru Mountains

Village district

Household number*1

Children

Number of consumers*2

Maize

Rice

M

F

7–15

2–7

> 2

 

Y:Yeilds

Estimated amount of consumption

Y-C

Y:Yeilds

Estimated amount of consumption

Y-C

(people)

(people)

(people)

(people)

(people)

 

(kg)

(kg)

(kg)

(kg)

(kg)

(kg)

Average

 

1.0

0.9

0.8

1.2

0.2

2.9

90.0

170.3

− 83.8

101.8

146.1

− 44.2

Kiseneke

1

1

1

2

3

0

4.7

60

280.5

− 220.5

40

240.6

− 200.6

 

2

1

1

1

1

0

3

30

179.0

− 149.0

50

153.6

− 103.6

 

3

1

1

0

1

0

2.3

120

137.3

− 17.3

0

117.7

− 117.7

 

4

1

1

0

3

0

3.3

300

196.9

103.1

0

168.9

− 168.9

 

5

1

1

4

1

0

5.1

25

304.4

− 279.4

68

261.1

− 193.1

 

6

1

1

0

2

0

2.8

62.5

167.1

− 104.6

100

143.3

− 43.3

 

7

1

2

1

0

0

3.3

700

196.9

503.1

100

168.9

− 68.9

 

8

1

0

0

0

0

1

300

59.7

240.3

400

51.2

348.8

 

9

1

1

1

0

0

2.5

90

149.2

− 59.2

50

128.0

− 78.0

 

10

1

1

0

1

0

2.3

100

137.3

− 37.3

100

117.7

− 17.7

Average

 

1.0

1.0

0.9

1.2

0.0

3.0

178.8

180.8

− 2.1

90.8

155.1

− 64.3

Changa

1

2

2

0

1

0

4.1

200

244.7

− 44.7

160

209.9

− 49.9

 

2

1

0

1

1

0

2.2

90

131.3

− 41.3

40

112.6

− 72.6

 

3

1

1

0

1

0

2.3

90

137.3

− 47.3

100

117.7

− 17.7

 

4

1

1

0

2

0

2.8

180

167.1

12.9

100

143.3

− 43.3

 

5

2

1

1

0

0

3.5

75

208.9

− 133.9

51

179.2

− 128.2

 

6

0

1

0

0

0

0.8

450

47.7

402.3

400

41.0

359.0

 

7

0

1

4

2

1

4.6

25

274.5

− 249.5

40

235.5

− 195.5

 

8

0

1

0

0

0

0.8

300

47.7

252.3

10

41.0

− 31.0

 

9

1

1

2

1

1

3.7

75

220.8

− 145.8

68

189.4

− 121.4

 

10

0

0

0

0

0

0

12.5

0.0

12.5

85

0.0

85.0

 

11

1

1

1

0

0

2.5

200

149.2

50.8

100

128.0

− 28.0

 

12

1

2

0

0

0

2.6

120

155.2

− 35.2

102

133.1

− 31.1

 

13

1

1

0

2

0

2.8

30

167.1

− 137.1

40

143.3

− 103.3

 

14

1

1

0

2

0

2.8

60

167.1

− 107.1

102

143.3

− 41.3

 

15

2

2

2

1

0

5.5

150

328.2

− 178.2

85

281.6

− 196.6

 

16

1

1

2

2

1

4.2

 

250.6

− 250.6

50

215.0

− 165.0

 

17

0

0

0

0

0

0

150

0.0

150.0

100

0.0

100.0

 

18

1

1

0

3

0

3.3

0

196.9

− 196.9

110.5

168.9

− 58.4

Average

 

0.8

0.9

0.7

0.9

0.2

2.6

129.9

160.8

− 38.2

84.3

140.3

− 56.0

Mungi

1

1

0

0

2

0

2

 

119.4

− 119.4

40

102.4

− 62.4

 

2

1

0

1

0

0

1.7

 

101.5

− 101.5

100

87.0

13.0

 

3

1

1

2

0

0

3.2

 

191.0

− 191.0

100

163.8

− 63.8

 

4

1

0

0

2

0

2

 

119.4

− 119.4

40

102.4

− 62.4

 

5

1

2

5

2

0

7.1

50

423.7

− 373.7

150

363.5

− 213.5

 

6

1

1

2

2

0

4.2

60

250.6

− 190.6

300

215.0

85.0

 

7

1

1

1

0

0

2.5

25

149.2

− 124.2

20

128.0

− 108.0

 

8

1

1

1

1

1

3

120

179.0

− 59.0

150

153.6

− 3.6

 

9

1

0

1

0

0

1.7

75

101.5

− 26.5

102

87.0

15.0

 

10

1

1

1

3

0

4

90

238.7

− 148.7

51

204.8

− 153.8

 

11

1

0

0

0

0

1

 

59.7

− 59.7

 

51.2

− 51.2

 

12

1

1

1

2

1

3.5

80

208.9

− 128.9

68

179.2

− 111.2

 

13

1

0

2

4

0

4.4

90

262.6

− 172.6

100

225.2

− 125.2

 

14

1

1

0

2

1

2.8

150

167.1

− 17.1

200

143.3

56.7

Average

 

1.0

0.6

1.2

1.4

0.2

3.1

82.2

183.7

− 130.9

126.8

175.1

− 61.0

Ludewa

1

1

1

0

0

0

1.8

− 

107.4

− 107.4

51

92.1

− 41.1

 

2

1

0

0

0

0

1

 

59.7

− 59.7

100

51.2

48.8

 

3

1

1

2

3

0

4.7

120

280.5

− 160.5

600

240.6

359.4

 

4

1

1

0

2

1

2.8

 

167.1

− 167.1

 

143.3

− 143.3

 

5

1

1

0

0

0

1.8

 

107.4

− 107.4

 

92.1

− 92.1

 

6

1

1

0

1

1

2.3

 

137.3

− 137.3

51

117.7

− 66.7

 

7

1

1

2

0

0

3.2

300

191.0

109.0

100

163.8

− 63.8

 

8

1

1

0

0

0

1.8

120

107.4

12.6

400

92.1

307.9

 

9

1

1

2

1

0

3.7

 

220.8

− 220.8

0

189.4

− 189.4

 

10

1

1

0

2

1

2.8

 

167.1

− 167.1

0

143.3

− 143.3

 

11

1

1

0

3

1

3.3

 

196.9

− 196.9

100

168.9

− 68.9

 

12

1

1

0

2

0

2.8

 

167.1

− 167.1

50

143.3

− 93.3

 

13

1

1

0

2

0

2.8

 

167.1

− 167.1

68

143.3

− 75.3

 

14

1

1

1

3

1

4

 

238.7

− 238.7

204.8

− 204.8

 
 

15

1

2

1

0

0

3.3

 

196.9

− 196.9

200

168.9

31.1

 

16

1

1

0

3

0

3.3

 

196.9

− 196.9

68

168.9

− 100.9

 

17

1

1

3

0

0

3.9

 

232.7

− 232.7

0

199.6

− 199.6

Average

 

1.0

1.1

0.7

1.3

0.3

2.9

180.0

173.1

− 141.3

98.4

162.3

− 73.7

  1. *1Data of 24 households out of the 84 households were omitted from this analysis of Table 2 due to some loss of data
  2. *2Number of consumers per household was calculated using the formula of Richards and Widdowson (1937). One consumer is defined to be equal to a man whose age is above 15 years, a woman above 15 years is equal to 0.8, a child whose age from 7 to 15 years is equal to 0.7 and a child from 2 to 7 years is equal of 0.5 of a consumer