6. The total value of crop and livestock production (sales and on-farm consumption), less the variable costs of production for the average household in the sample was estimated at 491596 CFA (285 CFA = US$1) per family over the 1987/88 cropping season (Table 2). Crops and livestock represented 59% and 41% of total farm value respectively. Grain crops, which were predominantly millet and groundnuts, contributed about 76% of the total value of crop production, while crop residues and non-grain crops contributed 15% and 9% respectively.
7. Livestock value was primarily derived from milk production (from both cows and small ruminants) and live sales of smallstock. These represented respectively 39% and 36% of the total value of livestock production. Cattle sales accounted for the remaining 25%.
Table 2. Average net values of crop and livestock production for sample producers in the semi-arid zone of Mali, 1987/88
|
Sector |
Sub-sector |
Average net value (CFA/ha) |
% of Total |
|
Crop |
|
|
|
|
|
Grains |
220439 |
45 |
|
|
Crop residues |
42966 |
7 |
|
|
Non-grain |
26756 |
5 |
|
Sub-total |
|
290161 |
59 |
|
Livestock |
|
|
|
|
|
Milk (cow and smallstock) |
78959 |
16 |
|
|
Live smallstock sales |
72710 |
15 |
|
|
Live cattle sales |
49766 |
10 |
|
Sub-total |
|
201435 |
41 |
|
Total crop and livestock |
|
491596 |
100 |
