EPAR Research Brief #188
Wed, 07/11/2012
Abstract:
This brief presents our analysis of rice paddy 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 Paddy was the sixth most commonly cultivated priority crop. Nationally, paddy was cultivated by 17% of farming households, with male- and female-headed households cultivating paddy at a similar rate.2 Cultivation rates varied widely across zones, ranging from 51% of households in Zanzibar to only 5% in the Northern Zone. 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)
- 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