DDBIO EVALUATION KENYA- SWEETPOTATO SALES AND CONSUMPTION

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. Amount of money (KES) that was made from the sale of sweetpotato	12,048.81 [Min:400.00 Max:80,000.00]
Av. Amount of money (KES) earned from sale of orange-fleshed sweetpotato in 2022	12,134.84 [Min:400.00 Max:70,000.00]

i1a. How much of your sweetpotato production did you sell in the year 2022? [All Regions]

Code	Description	Freq	Percent
01	None at all	223	67.99
03	Less than 10%	6	1.83
04	Between 10-25%	20	6.10
05	Between 25-50%	11	3.35
06	Half	17	5.18
07	50-75%	28	8.54
08	Greater than 75%	22	6.71
09	All	1	0.30
	Overall	328	100.00

i2. Who made the decision for the sale of sweetpotato? [All Regions]

Code	Description	Freq	Percent
01	Husband	20	19.05
02	Wife	32	30.48
03	Both (husband and wife)	35	33.33
04	Son	2	1.90
06	Household head (single male)	2	1.90
07	Household head (single female)	13	12.38
96	None	1	0.95
	Overall	105	100.00

i3a. Who decided the quantity of sweetpotato to be sold? [All Regions]

Code	Description	Freq	Percent
01	Husband	18	17.14
02	Wife	34	32.38
03	Both (husband and wife)	33	31.43
04	Son	3	2.86
06	Household head (single male)	2	1.90
07	Household head (single female)	13	12.38
96	None	2	1.90
	Overall	105	100.00

i3b. Who decided how the money from sales of the sweetpotato is spent? [All Regions]

Code	Description	Freq	Percent
01	Husband	17	16.19
02	Wife	29	27.62
03	Both (husband and wife)	41	39.05
04	Son	1	0.95
05	Daughter	1	0.95
06	Household head (single male)	2	1.90
07	Household head (single female)	13	12.38
96	None	1	0.95
	Overall	105	100.00

i4a. What are the most important ways that you spent the money you earned from sweetpotato [All Regions]

Note: results are from multiple-choice responses

Code	Description	Freq	Percent
01	School fees	44	24.44
02	Furniture	2	1.11
03	Pay hospital bill	7	3.89
07	Land preparation	12	6.67
08	Buy farm inputs	18	10.00
10	Household food expenditure	67	37.22
11	Non-food household expenditure	21	11.67
95	Other	9	5.00
	Overall	180	100.00

i4b. If you spent on household food items, what types of foods were these? [All Regions]

Note: results are from multiple-choice responses

Code	Description	Freq	Percent
01	Maize	36	26.87
02	Rice	44	32.84
08	Beans	19	14.18
10	Bananas	5	3.73
13	Pawpaw	1	0.75
17	Green grams (Ndengu)	1	0.75
18	Cowpeas (Kunde)	2	1.49
95	Other	26	19.40
	Overall	134	100.00

i5. If both OFSP and Non-OFSP were sold at equal quantity, does OFSP get a higher or lower price as compared to white or yellow-fleshed sweetpotato? [All Regions]

Code	Description	Freq	Percent
01	OFSP gets higher price	57	54.29
02	OFSP gets lower price	3	2.86
03	Same price for both	10	9.52
04	Same price but OFSP sells faster	7	6.67
05	Same price but OFSP sells slower	3	2.86
99	Not Applicable	25	23.81
	Overall	105	100.00

i6a. Has your household changed the number of plots under sweetpotato production during the last two years (2020-2021)? [All Regions]

Code	Description	Freq	Percent
01	Increased	31	9.45
02	Decreased	12	3.66
03	Same	210	64.02
99	Not Applicable	75	22.87
	Overall	328	100.00

i6b. By how many plots of sweetpotato has there been an increase, if number of plots increased? [All Regions]

Code	Description	Freq	Percent
01	1 plot	27	87.10
02	2 plots	3	9.68
03	3 plots	1	3.23
	Overall	31	100.00

i6c. By how many plots of sweetpotato has there been a decrease, if number of plots decreased? [All Regions]

Code	Description	Freq	Percent
01	1 plot	11	91.67
02	2 plots	1	8.33
	Overall	12	100.00

i7a. Did the area under sweetpotato increase, decrease, or stay the same compared to 2 years ago (2020)? [All Regions]

Code	Description	Freq	Percent
01	Increased	39	11.89
02	Decreased	21	6.40
03	Same	184	56.10
99	Not Applicable	84	25.61
	Overall	328	100.00

i7b. By what amount did the area under sweetpotato INCREASE? [All Regions]

Code	Description	Freq	Percent
01	1/8th of an acre or less	24	61.54
02	1/8th to 1/4 acre	8	20.51
03	Between 1/4 and 1/2 acre	3	7.69
04	Between 1/2 and 1 acre	1	2.56
05	Between 1 & 2 acres	3	7.69
	Overall	39	100.00

i7b. By what amount did the area under sweetpotato DECREASE? [All Regions]

Code	Description	Freq	Percent
01	1/8th of an acre or less	16	76.19
02	1/8th to 1/4 acre	3	14.29
03	Between 1/4 and 1/2 acre	1	4.76
04	Between 1/2 and 1 acre	1	4.76
	Overall	21	100.00

i7c. Why did you decide to increase the area or number of sweetpotato plots planted? [All Regions]

Note: results are from multiple-choice responses

Code	Description	Freq	Percent
01	Early maturing, that is the variety has some roots in less than 4 months	13	16.05
02	Resists diseases	4	4.94
03	High yielding	21	25.93
04	Easy to establish when there is little rain	5	6.17
05	Once it is growing it is easy to keep if the rains stop in the middle of the season	4	4.94
06	Easy to conserve vines during the long dry period	2	2.47
07	Vines spread out when they grow	3	3.70
08	Gives lots of sweetpotato roots and lots of vines at the same time	4	4.94
10	Cooks quickly	2	2.47
11	Roots taste good	19	23.46
12	Leaves taste good	1	1.23
13	Very little sugar	1	1.23
15	Not watery	1	1.23
96	None	1	1.23
	Overall	81	100.00

i7d. Why did you decide to decrease the area or number of sweetpotato plots planted? [All Regions]

Note: results are from multiple-choice responses

Code	Description	Freq	Percent
01	Difficult to conserve vines	5	14.29
02	Lack of market for roots	2	5.71
03	Low yield	5	14.29
04	Not disease resistant	3	8.57
05	Not drought resistant	12	34.29
95	Other	7	20.00
97	Do not know	1	2.86
	Overall	35	100.00

i8a. Has there been any change in the amount of work your spouse does in sweetpotato production or sales over the past two years (2020-2021)? [All Regions]

Code	Description	Freq	Percent
01	Increased	23	7.01
02	Decreased	14	4.27
03	Same	177	53.96
99	Not Applicable	114	34.76
	Overall	328	100.00

i8b. Why has there been an INCREASE in the amount of work your spouse does in sweetpotato production or sales over the past two years (2020-2021)? [All Regions]

Note: results are from multiple-choice responses

Code	Description	Freq	Percent
01	Its income generating	16	53.33
02	Acquired more land	5	16.67
03	Better Varieties (high yielding)	8	26.67
95	Other	1	3.33
	Overall	30	100.00

i8c. Why has there been a DECREASE in the amount of work your spouse does in sweetpotato production or sales over the past two years (2020-2021)? [All Regions]

Note: results are from multiple-choice responses

Code	Description	Freq	Percent
01	Lack of Market	1	6.25
02	Lack of land	1	6.25
03	Using land for other crops	1	6.25
04	Low yield	7	43.75
95	Other	5	31.25
97	Do not know	1	6.25
	Overall	16	100.00

i9a. Has there been any change in the amount of work you do in sweetpotato production or sales over the past two years (2020-2021)? [All Regions]

Code	Description	Freq	Percent
01	Increased	32	9.76
02	Decreased	25	7.62
03	Same	184	56.10
99	Not Applicable	87	26.52
	Overall	328	100.00

i9b. Why has there been an INCREASE in the amount of work you do in sweetpotato production or sales over the past two years (2020-2021)? [All Regions]

Note: results are from multiple-choice responses

Code	Description	Freq	Percent
01	Its income generating	18	40.91
02	Acquired more land	7	15.91
03	Better Varieties (high yielding)	16	36.36
95	Other	3	6.82
	Overall	44	100.00

i9c. Why has there been a DECREASE in the amount of work you do in sweetpotato production or sales over the past two years (2020-2021)? [All Regions]

Note: results are from multiple-choice responses

Code	Description	Freq	Percent
01	Lack of Market	1	3.57
03	Using land for other crops	5	17.86
04	Low yield	14	50.00
95	Other	7	25.00
97	Do not know	1	3.57
	Overall	28	100.00

i10. Of all the orange-fleshed sweetpotato you harvested in 2022, how much did you sell? [All Regions]

Code	Description	Freq	Percent
01	All	1	0.30
02	More than half	21	6.40
03	About half	7	2.13
04	Half	15	4.57
05	Less than half	13	3.96
06	Less than one quarter	3	0.91
07	Not sure / can't remember	1	0.30
96	None	97	29.57
99	Not Applicable	170	51.83
	Overall	328	100.00

i12. Of all the orange-fleshed sweetpotato you harvested in 2022, how much of this did your household consume? [All Regions]

Code	Description	Freq	Percent
01	All	57	17.38
02	More than half	23	7.01
03	About half	7	2.13
04	Half	12	3.66
05	Less than half	13	3.96
06	Less than one quarter	14	4.27
07	Not sure / can't remember	2	0.61
96	None	38	11.59
99	Not Applicable	162	49.39
	Overall	328	100.00