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LSMS-ISA Tanzania Section B: Median Farmer Profile

EPAR RESEARCH BRIEF #167

Fri, 10/07/2011

AUTHORS: Karina Derksen-Schrock, Kristen Holway, Amy Pennington, Travis Reynolds, C. Leigh Anderson, Mary Kay Gugerty

ABSTRACT: 

This is “Section B” of a report that presents estimates and summary statistics from the 2008/2009 wave of the Tanzania National Panel Survey (TZNPS), part of the Living Standards Measurement Study – Integrated Surveys on Agriculture (LSMS-ISA). We present our analyses of household characteristics by gender and by administrative zone, considering landholding size, number of crops grown, yields, livestock, input use, and food consumption.

The other reports in our series analyzing data from the 2008-2009 wave of the TZNPS include:

  • Section A: Introduction and Overview (EPAR Technical Report #154)
  • Section C: Household Characteristics and Education (EPAR Technical Report #160)
  • Section D: Farm Characteristics, Crops, and Productivity (EPAR Technical Report #161)
  • Section E: Livestock and Livestock By-Products (EPAR Technical Report #164)
  • Section F: Farm Inputs (EPAR Technical Report #163)
  • Section G: Food Consumption and Expenditures (EPAR Technical Report #165)
  • Section H: Nutrition (EPAR Technical Report #166)
  • National and Zonal Highlights (EPAR Technical Report #184)
  • Gender (EPAR Research Brief #190)
  • Input Use (EPAR Research Brief #179)
  • Market Access (EPAR Research Brief #196)
  • Intercropping (EPAR Research Brief #216)
  • Maize Cultivation (EPAR Research Brief #187)
  • Paddy Cultivation (EPAR Research Brief #188)
  • Legume Cultivation (EPAR Research Brief #189)
  • Sorghum & Millet Cultivation (EPAR Research Brief #224)

TYPE OF RESEARCH: Data Analysis

RESEARCH TOPIC CATEGORY: Sustainable Agriculture & Rural Livelihoods; Agricultural Productivity, Yield, & Constraints; Agricultural Inputs & Farm Management; Household Well-Being & Equity; Food Security & Nutrition; Education & Training; Labor & Time Use

GEOGRAPHIC FOCUS: East Africa Region and Selected Countries

DATASET(S): LSMS & LSMS-ISA

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