DDBIO EVALUATION KENYA- SWEETPOTATO PRODUCTION

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