Table 4 Changes in access to quality seed by rural farmers of Malawi during the learning phase
District | Sources of seed at baseline—2010–2011 (%) | Sources of seed at end-line—2014–2015 (%) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Seed banka | Fellow farmersa | Local marketsa | Own seed | Seed bankb | Fellow membersb | Local marketsa | Own seed | |
Mchinji | 0.00 | 1.20 | 35.00 | 63.80 | 92.00 | 2.00 | 5.00 | 1.00 |
Nkhotakota | 0.00 | 0.50 | 1.00 | 98.50 | 82.50 | 9.25 | 6.50 | 1.75 |
Mzimba North | 10.00 | 1.00 | 15.00 | 74.00 | 73.70 | 24.40 | 1.20 | 0.70 |
Mzimba South | 0.00 | 0.92 | 30.00 | 69.08 | 90.00 | 10.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
LSD (p ≤ 5%) | 2.49 | 0.79 | 13.31 | 36.79 | 12.70 | 4.74 | 1.17 | 1.02 |