TABLE 3.5. Crop productivity ( N = Various)
Area (Ha) |
YieIds (Tonnes) |
Sales (Tonnes) | |||||||||||||
1994/95 |
1995/96 |
% Change |
1994/95 |
1995/96 |
% Change |
1994/95 |
1995/96 |
% Change |
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CROP |
Mean |
Total |
Mean |
Total |
Mean |
Total |
Mean |
Total |
Mean |
Total |
Mean |
Total | |||
Maize |
3.1 |
1485.0 |
3.6 |
1742.0 |
17.3 |
4.2 |
2016.0 |
6.0 |
2977.1 |
47.7 |
2.8 |
1321.5 |
4.3 |
2129.2 |
61.1 |
Sorghum |
9.1 |
1116.1 |
1.7 |
210.9 |
-81.0 |
0.8 |
101.5 |
0.6 |
79.2 |
-22.0 |
0.5 |
63.5 |
0.3 |
38.9 |
-38.8 |
Millet |
0.8 |
47.1 |
0.8 |
55.5 |
17.8 |
0.3 |
17.8 |
0.4 |
26.7 |
50.0 |
0.02 |
0.9 |
0.03 |
2.3 |
146.7 |
Groundnuts |
0.7 |
100.2 |
0.6 |
86.9 |
-13.2 |
0.5 |
71.7 |
0.7 |
102.3 |
42.7 |
0.3 |
39.4 |
0.3 |
49.9 |
19.0 |
Sunflowers |
0.6 |
26.6 |
0.6 |
27.3 |
2.6 |
0.6 |
25.7 |
0.5 |
25.7 |
0.0 |
0.5 |
21.4 |
0.5 |
23.6 |
10.2 |
Source: Research data, 1997