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

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

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