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Table 4 The households that purchased a staple food and methods by which they were able to buy in 2007

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

  

Kiseneke

Changa

Mungi

Ludewa

Total

Total number of households

(household)

21

23

18

22

84

Households that bought staple food crops*

(household)

13

13

8

14

48

(%)

61.9

56.5

44.4

63.6

57.1

Agricultural income

Number of households*2 that sold banana

(household)

17

13

8

11

49

(%)

81.0

56.5

44.4

50.0

58.3

Total number of households that sold other crops

household

2

7

5

13

27

(%)

9.5

30.4

27.8

59.1

32.1

 Clove

(household)

1

4

2

4

11

 Cinnamon

(household)

1

2

1

4

8

 Black paper

(household)

1

1

1

1

4

 Coco palm

(household)

0

3

0

3

6

 Coffee

(household)

1

0

1

0

2

 Pineapple

(household)

0

0

2

1

3

 Cassava

(household)

1

1

1

4

7

 Bread fruit

(household)

0

0

0

1

1

Non-agricultural income

Total

(households)

6

10

6

7

29

(%)

28.6

43.5

33.3

31.8

34.5

Wedge labor cost

(household)

1

5

3

5

14

(%)

4.8

21.7

16.7

22.7

16.7

Luggage

(household)

5

5

3

2

15

(%)

23.8

21.7

16.7

9.1

26.3

  1. *They were interviewed whether they purchase constantly each staple food crops or not
  2. *2The household members were asked to indicate their means of earning money when they needed to buy staple food crops in multiple questions