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Table 5 Share of harvest, quantity of beans harvested and used for different purposes

From: The cost of inadequate postharvest management of pulse grain: Farmer losses due to handling and storage practices in Uganda

Variable

Share of harvest

Average

Std. Dev

Min

Max

Quantity harvested (ha¯1)

1.00

1080.5

570.819

15.253

2337.122

Quantity sold

0.76

838.9

574.323

0.000

2265.052

Quantity consumed at household

0.13

124.0

234.873

0.000

2223.870

Quantity used for seed

0.05

55.0

109.855

0.000

1098.207

Quantity used for other purpose

0.05

62.6

167.257

0.000

1310.222

Price per Kg (US$)

-

0.55

0.167

0.215

1.076

Value of crop (US$)

-

607.18

391.820

8.207

2297.841

  1. US$ denotes United States Dollar while UGX denotes Uganda shillings currency. Harvest is valued in US$. The exchange rate is US$ 1 = UGX 3717.23 which was the Bank of Uganda average for June–August 2019. Source: Field study, 2019