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LSMS-ISA Tanzania: Maize Cultivation

EPAR RESEARCH BRIEF #187

Wed, 07/11/2012

AUTHORS: Katie Stahley, Elysia Slakie, Karina Derksen-Schrock, C. Leigh Anderson, Mary Kay Gugerty

ABSTRACT: 

This brief present our analysis of maize 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). We find that Maize was the most commonly grown crop in Tanzania – cultivated by 83% of farming households. Eighty-two percent of agricultural households reported consuming maize flour during the week prior to being surveyed. About half of those households grew nearly all of the maize they consumed, making maize production an integral part of the farming household diet. A separate appendix includes details 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)
  • 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; Market & Value Chain Analysis

GEOGRAPHIC FOCUS: East Africa Region and Selected Countries

DATASET(S): LSMS & LSMS-ISA

Downloadable Documents

Full Brief

EPAR_UW_Request187_LSMSMaize_07.11_0Download

Appendix to the Brief

EPAR_UW_Request_187_LSMSMaize_Appendix_03.30.12Download