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Preface.............................................................................................................. i
Section 1 – Introduction, Background and Methodology...................................................... 1
Section 2 – The Household Sample Listing Exercise.................................................................. 5
Section 3 – The Farm Census...................................................................................... 10
Section 4 – National Estimates for Livestock and Crops........................................................ 22
TABLES............................................................................................................... 28
Farm characteristics
Table 1.1: Number of households and agricultural enterprises enumerated by purpose of growing crops, registration status of farmer and region
Table 1.2: Number of farms by proportion of income from agriculture, taking of loans and region
Table 1.3: Number of farm household members by age group, sex and size of household
Land
Table 2.1: Number of farms by size of farm (acres) and location of farm; Area (acres) of farms by location of farm
Table 2.2: Number of parcels by size of parcel (acres) and location of parcel; Area (acres) of parcels by location of parcel
Table 2.3: Number of farms by method of operation and region
Table 2.4: Number of farms by size (number of parcels) and region
Table 2.5: Number of parcels by size (number of parcels) and region
Table 2.6: Number of parcels by land tenure and region
Table 2.7: Area (acres) of parcels by land tenure and region
Table 2.8: Number of parcels by land use and region
Table 2.9: Area (acres) of parcels by land use and region
Table 2.10: Number of parcels by location of household and location of parcel
Crops
Table 3.1: Fruit crops on the farm by type of crop, number of farms growing, number of trees/plants and area
Table 3.2: Temporary crops currently growing on the farm by type of crop, number of plots grown, number of plants and area under cultivation
Table 3.3: Temporary crops planted during the last 12 months and already harvested by type of crop, number of plots grown, number of plants and area grown
Table 3.4: Temporary crops grown in the census year by type of crop, number of plots grown, number of plants and area grown
Livestock
Table 4.1: Number of farms and number of animals by type of livestock and location of household
Table 4.2: Number of cattle by size of cattle holding and region
Table 4.3: Number of farms keeping cattle by size of cattle holding and region
Table 4.4: Number of farms keeping cattle and number of cattle by herd composition
Table 4.5: Number of pigs by size of pig holding and region
Table 4.6: Number of farms keeping pigs by size of pig holding and region
Table 4.7: Number of farms keeping pigs and number of pigs by herd composition
Table 4.8: Number of goats by size of goat holding and region
Table 4.9: Number of farms keeping goats by size of goat holding and region
Table 4.10: Number of farms keeping goats and number of goats by herd composition
Table 4.11: Number of farms keeping chickens and number of chickens by type and region
Table 4.12: Number of farms with other animals and number of other animals by type of animal and region
Table 4.13: Number of farms and number of cattle disposed of in last 12 months by method of disposal and region
Table 4.14: Number of farms and number of pigs disposed of in last 12 months by method of disposal and region
Table 4.15: Number of farms and number of goats disposed of in last 12 months by method of disposal and region
Table 4.16: Number of farms and number of chickens disposed of in last 12 months by method of disposal and region
Labour
Table 5.1: Number of operators by age group, sex and region
Table 5.2: Number of operators by average hours worked per week, sex and region
Table 5.3: Number of operators by (paid) job status, sex and region
Table 5.4: Number of unpaid workers by household membership status, age group, sex and region
Table 5.5: Number of unpaid workers by average hours worked per week, sex and region
Table 5.6: Number of unpaid workers by job status, sex and region
Table 5.7: Number of paid workers by household membership status, age group, sex and region
Table 5.8: Number of paid workers by average hours worked per month, sex and region
Marketing, Fertilisers, Agricultural Chemicals, Irrigation, Water Supply and Other Economic Activities
Table 6.1: Number and per cent of farms by percentage of total production sold and region
Table 6.2: Number of farms by use of fertilisers and agricultural chemicals and region
Table 6.3: Number of farms by type of irrigation used and region
Table 6.4: Number of farms by main source of water and region
Table 6.5: Number of farms by involvement in other economic activities and region
Maps:
Seychelles – Number of farms by district
Mahé – Land area of farms by district
Mahé – Number of pigs by district
Mahé – Number of goats by district
Mahé – Number of cattle by district
Annex A – The Household Sample Survey Listing Sheets
Annex B – The Farm Census Questionnaire
Annex C – Planting densities and crop spacing |
