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. 2017 Feb;67:93–105. doi: 10.1016/j.foodpol.2016.09.014

Table 5b.

Share of credit-based outlay in overall outlay per external input.

Countries Farm size strata Credit-based outlay in total fertilizer outlay (%) Credit-based outlay in total pesticide outlay (%) Credit-based outlay in total seed outlay (%) Credit-based outlay in total ext. input outlay (%)
Malawi
0–0.49 1 3 2 1
0.5–0.99 2 5 2 2
1–1.99 22 4 8 21
2–4.99 18 4 8 17
5+ 0 0 0 0



Nigeria
0–0.49 6 NA 1 4
0.5–0.99 3 NA 3 3
1–1.99 2 NA 12 2
2–4.99 1 NA 0 0
5+ 11 NA 1 5



Tanzania
0–0.49 2 0 NA 2
0.5–0.99 12 4 NA 11
1–1.99 15 10 NA 14
2–4.99 26 12 NA 23
5+ 58 3 NA 48



Uganda
0–0.49 0 0 NA 0
0.5–0.99 12 3 NA 6
1–1.99 53 2 NA 17
2–4.99 40 2 NA 19
5+ 0 0 NA 0

Note: NA implies information unavailable in the dataset.

Column 3 is among households who purchased at least one external input.

Source: from LSMS data.