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. 2018 Jan 29;10:111–119. doi: 10.1007/s12571-017-0760-5

Table 1.

Share of households producing individual foods in the five food groups during the past year, by geographic region

Food group: Overall (n = 630) Northa (n = 452) Southb (n = 178)
Mean SD Mean SD Mean SD
Cereals 0.88 0.32 0.95 0.21 0.70 0.46 ***
Tubers 0.41 0.49 0.26 0.44 0.77 0.42 ***
Legumes 0.49 0.50 0.64 0.48 0.12 0.33 ***
Dark, green leafy vegetables 0.32 0.47 0.17 0.38 0.71 0.46 ***
Other vegetables 0.10 0.30 0.10 0.30 0.10 0.30

Sample limited to farming households in the 24 study districts of Ghana. Survey data collected in Summer 2013. Food groups defined as per Kennedy (2013). SD = standard deviation. T-tests used to assess North/South differences: * p <0.05, **, <p <0.01, *** p <0.001

a

Includes Northern, Upper East and Upper West regions

b

All other seven regions of Ghana