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LSMS-ISA Tanzania: Sorghum and Millet Cultivation

EPAR RESEARCH BRIEF #224

Mon, 02/04/2013

AUTHORS: Elysia Slakie, Caitlin McKee, Angela Gaffney, Mary Kay Gugerty, C. Leigh Anderson

ABSTRACT: 

This brief present our analysis of sorghum and millet cultivation in Tanzania using data 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).  In the 2007-2008 long and short rainy seasons, 13% of Tanzanian farming households cultivated sorghum and 6% cultivated millet, making these crops some of the least frequently cultivated priority crops in Tanzania. As a result, detailed analysis and determining statistical significance was limited by the low number of observations, particularly of millet. While sorghum and millet are often grouped together, our results suggest that in Tanzania there were differences among the households that cultivated these distinct crops. A separate appendix includes additional detail on our analyses.

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 B: Median Farmer Profile (EPAR Research Brief #167)
  • 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)

TYPE OF RESEARCH: Data Analysis

RESEARCH TOPIC CATEGORY: Sustainable Agriculture & Rural Livelihoods; Agricultural Productivity, Yield, & Constraints; Agricultural Inputs & Farm Management; Market & Value Chain Analysis

GEOGRAPHIC FOCUS: East Africa Region and Selected Countries

DATASET(S): LSMS & LSMS-ISA

Downloadable Documents

Full Brief

EPAR_UW_Request224_LSMSSorghumMillet_02.04.13_1Download

Appendix to the Brief

EPAR_UW_Request224_LSMSSorghumMillet_APPENDIX_02.04.13Download