DDBIO EVALUATION KENYA- SWEETPOTATO PRODUCTION


Result Filters


General Overview [All Regions]

Description Results
Interview period 13-Jan-2023 to 31-Jan-2023
Total number of Respondents 636 [Male:60 Female:576]
Number of Counties 3
Av. Number of sweetpotato fields had near the house in 2021/2022 1.08 [Min:1.00 Max:3.00]
Av. Number of sweetpotato fields had near the house whom respondent has principle responsibilty of managing 1.05 [Min:1.00 Max:3.00]
Av. Number of sweetpotato fields had away from the house in 2021/2022 1.22 [Min:1.00 Max:15.00]
Av. Number of sweetpotato fields had away from the house whom respondent has principle responsibilty of managing 1.05 [Min:1.00 Max:2.00]
Av. Number of sweetpotato fields 1.18 [Min:1.00 Max:15.00]
Av. Area (acres) of sweetpotato plots/fields for 2021/2022 seasons 0.44 [Min:0.00 Max:25.00]
Av. Number of different sweetpotato varieties on the plot 1.30 [Min:1.00 Max:3.00]
Major Harvests- Number of times sweetpotato was harvested per day from the plot in one season within 2021 or 2022 1.20 [Min:1.00 Max:5.00]
Major Harvests- Number of days per week sweetpotato was harvested from the plot in one season within 2021 or 2022 2.91 [Min:1.00 Max:7.00]
Major Harvests- Number of weeks per month sweetpotato was harvested from the plot in one season within 2021 or 2022 2.95 [Min:1.00 Max:4.00]
Minor Harvests- Number of times sweetpotato was harvested per day from the plot in one season within 2021 or 2022 1.05 [Min:1.00 Max:3.00]
Minor Harvests- Number of days per week sweetpotato was harvested the plot in one season within 2021 or 2022 2.07 [Min:1.00 Max:5.00]
Minor Harvests- Number of weeks per month sweetpotato was harvested from the plot in one season within 2021 or 2022 2.71 [Min:1.00 Max:4.00]
Sweetpotato sale (KES) from both large and minor quantities from the plot in one season within 2021 or 2022 11,557.75 [Min:1.00 Max:70,000.00]
Av. Number of roots that would be white-fleshed if 10 roots represented all the sweetpotato produced in 2022 6.19 [Min:1.00 Max:10.00]
Av. Number of roots that would be yellow-fleshed if 10 roots represented all the sweetpotato produced in 2022 6.03 [Min:1.00 Max:10.00]
Av. Number of roots that would be orange-fleshed if 10 roots represented all the sweetpotato produced in 2022 7.43 [Min:1.00 Max:10.00]
Av. Number of roots that would be white-fleshed if 10 roots represented all the sweetpotato produced 3 years ago 6.97 [Min:1.00 Max:10.00]
Av. Number of roots that would be yellow-fleshed if 10 roots represented all the sweetpotato produced 3 years ago 6.41 [Min:1.00 Max:10.00]
Av. Number of roots that would be orange-fleshed if 10 roots represented all the sweetpotato produced 3 years ago 7.15 [Min:1.00 Max:10.00]


h3. Did you have to ask your spouse or someone else for permission to use the land you manage? [All Regions]
Code Description Freq Percent
00 No 247 77.92
01 Yes 70 22.08
Overall 317 100.00


h4. Did you hire labour for your sweetpotato production in 2021/2022? [All Regions]
Code Description Freq Percent
00 No 245 81.40
01 Yes 56 18.60
Overall 301 100.00


h5. Who decides how much sweetpotato to grow? [All Regions]
Code Description Freq Percent
01 Husband 44 13.88
02 Wife 143 45.11
03 Both (husband and wife) 80 25.24
04 Son 2 0.63
05 Daughter 2 0.63
06 Household head (single male) 4 1.26
07 Household head (single female) 32 10.09
95 Other 5 1.58
96 None 5 1.58
Overall 317 100.00


h6. Do you plant sweetpotato on ridges, mounds or on the flat? [All Regions]
Code Description Freq Percent
01 Ridge 217 68.45
02 Mounds 55 17.35
03 Flat 45 14.20
Overall 317 100.00


h8. Location of plot [All Regions]
Note: results are from Roster Table
Code Description Freq Percent
01 Near the house 211 68.28
02 Away from the house 98 31.72
Overall 309 100.00


h10. Does the plot have white fleshed sweetpotato (WFSP) [All Regions]
Note: results are from Roster Table
Code Description Freq Percent
00 No 175 57.00
01 Yes 132 43.00
Overall 307 100.00


h11. Does the plot have yellow fleshed sweetpotato (YFSP or PFSP) [All Regions]
Note: results are from Roster Table
Code Description Freq Percent
00 No 191 62.83
01 Yes 112 36.84
97 Do not know 1 0.33
Overall 304 100.00


h12. Does the plot have orange fleshed sweetpotato (OFSP) [All Regions]
Note: results are from Roster Table
Code Description Freq Percent
00 No 151 49.51
01 Yes 152 49.84
97 Do not know 2 0.66
Overall 305 100.00


h14. Was sweetpotato intercropped from plots [All Regions]
Note: results are from Roster Table
Code Description Freq Percent
00 No 215 70.26
01 Yes 91 29.74
Overall 306 100.00


h15. Which crop was the dominant intercrop in the sweetpotato plot [All Regions]
Note: results are from Roster Table
Code Description Freq Percent
01 Maize 37 40.66
04 Cassava 2 2.20
07 Orange-fleshed Sweetpotato 1 1.10
08 Beans 5 5.49
10 Bananas 5 5.49
11 Sugar cane 1 1.10
12 Pigeon Peas (Mbazi) 3 3.30
13 Pawpaw 1 1.10
14 Mangoes 2 2.20
15 Oranges/ Pixies 1 1.10
17 Green grams (Ndengu) 5 5.49
18 Cowpeas (Kunde) 14 15.38
95 Other 14 15.38
Overall 91 100.00


h16. Which months did your household harvest LARGE QUANTITIES of sweetpotato for consumption or sale in 2021/2022 [All Regions]
Note: results are from Roster Table with multiple-choice responses
Code Description Freq Percent
01 January 3 0.81
02 February 8 2.16
03 March 12 3.24
04 April 29 7.84
05 May 15 4.05
06 June 19 5.14
07 July 26 7.03
08 August 40 10.81
09 September 19 5.14
10 October 19 5.14
11 November 12 3.24
12 December 17 4.59
96 None 151 40.81
Overall 370 100.00


h20. Which months did your household harvest MINOR QUANTITIES of sweetpotato for consumption or sale in 2021/2022 [All Regions]
Note: results are from Roster Table with multiple-choice responses
Code Description Freq Percent
01 January 15 3.84
02 February 6 1.53
03 March 8 2.05
04 April 22 5.63
05 May 15 3.84
06 June 26 6.65
07 July 31 7.93
08 August 44 11.25
09 September 36 9.21
10 October 35 8.95
11 November 22 5.63
12 December 32 8.18
96 None 99 25.32
Overall 391 100.00